Effect of dietary rosemary extract on cell-mediated immunity of young rats

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Babu, U S ^a   Wiesenfeld, P L ^a   Jenkins, M Y ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Concanavalin A; Mitogenic response; Phytohemagglutinin; Rosemary extract; Splenic lymphocytes; Stabex

Indexed keywords

BUTYLCRESOL; CASEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT LECTIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; RAT; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CASEINS; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; DIET; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LAMIACEAE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LECTINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0032323023     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008040324935     Document Type: Article

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