Fish oil given by gavage increases lymphocyte proliferation and production of hydrogen peroxide by rat macrophages

General Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-41

  Miyasaka, C K ^a   Souza, A A ^a   De Melo, M Pires ^a   Curi, C Pithon ^a   Lajolo, F M ^a   Curi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic reaction; Endothelial permeability; Fish oil; Gavage

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FISH OIL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SOYBEAN OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THEOBROMA OIL;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032126573     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(97)00425-4     Document Type: Article

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