Effect of Garlic Oil on Hepatic Arachidonic Acid Content and Immune Response in Rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4642-4647

  Liu, Cheng Tzu ^a   Chen, Haw Wen ^a   Sheen, Lee Yan ^a   Kung, Yun Lan ^a   Chen, Paul Chih Hsueh ^b   Lii, Chong Kuei ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Diallyl disulfide; Garlic oil; immune response; 6 desaturase

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001520609     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980466p     Document Type: Article

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