Dietary spirulina platensis enhances humoral and cell-mediated immune functions in chickens

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-476

  Qureshi, M A ^a   Garlich, J D ^a   Kidd, M T ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nutri Quest Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0029812446     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979609052748     Document Type: Article

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