Plant-derived immunomodulators: An insight on their preclinical evaluation and clinical trials

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue AUG, 2015, Pages

  Jantan, Ibrahim ^a   Ahmad, Waqas ^a   Bukhari, Syed Nasir Abbas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Colchicine; Curcumin; Epigallocatechol 3 gallate; Immunomodulation; Quercetin; Resveratrol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940650582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00655     Document Type: Review

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