Supplementary effect of spirulina on hematological status of rats during pregnancy and lactation

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-324

  Kapoor, Rashmi ^a   Mehta, Usha ^a  

^a SRI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING   (India)

Author keywords

Blue green alga; Hematological response; Protein; Spirulina; Supplementation; Wheat gluten

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CYANOBACTERIUM; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; RAT; SPIRULINA; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIRULINA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032467450     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008027408919     Document Type: Article

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