Enhancing effects of food components on the production of interferon β from animal cells suppressed by stress hormones

Cytotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Kabayama, Shigeru ^a   Osada, Kazuhiro ^a   Tachibana, Hirofumi ^a   Katakura, Yoshinori ^a   Shirahata, Sanetaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

diacylglycerol; fermented milk; food component; interferon ; stress hormone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; KEFIR;

EID: 0030985574     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007971906061     Document Type: Article

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