Effects of Chromium Supplementation and Lipopolysaccharide Injection on the Immune Responses of Weanling Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1414-1421

  Lee, D N ^a   Shen, T F ^a,b   Yen, H T ^a,c   Weng, C F ^a,d   Chen, B J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Pig Research Institute Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium Picolinate; Immune Responses; Lipopolysaccharide; Weanling Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034415443     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1414     Document Type: Article

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