Chemoprotective and immunomodulatory effect of Acacia nilotica during cyclophosphamide induced toxicity

Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-90

  Ahmad, Sabrina ^a   Mika, Denish ^a   Guruvayoorappan, C ^a  

^a KARUNYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Chemoprotection; Cyclophosphamide; Immunomodulatory

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ALPHA ESTRERASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTERASE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA NILOTICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; KIDNEY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LUNG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTERASES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYELOPOIESIS; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84873389522     PISSN: 13594117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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