Spirulina platensis extract enhances chicken macrophage functions after in vitro exposure

Journal of Nutritional Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 35-45

  Qureshi, M A ^a   Kidd, M T ^a   Ali, R A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effector functions; In vitro exposure; Macrophage; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CELL EXTRACT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CELL SPREADING; CELL VACUOLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0029554830     PISSN: 10495150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J053v03n04_04     Document Type: Article

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