Evaluation of immunostimulant activity and chemoprotective effect of mangrove Rhizophora apiculata against cyclophosphamide induced toxicity in BALB/c mice

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 608-615

  Prabhu, V Vinod ^a   Guruvayoorappan, C ^a  

^a KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoprotective; Cyclophosphamide; Flavonoids; Immunostimulant; Rhizophora apiculata

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MANGROVE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BONE MARROW; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXINS; HEMOGLOBINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84863800496     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.642883     Document Type: Article

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