Oral administration of arabinogalactan affects immune status and fecal microbial populations in dogs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 478-482

  Grieshop, Christine M ^a   Flickinger, Elizabeth A ^a   Fahey Jr , George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan; Digestion; Dogs; Immune system; Microflora

Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN; ARABINOGALACTAN 100; ARABINOGALACTAN 1000; ARABINOGALACTAN 3000; FIBERAID; LARACEURICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PURIFICATION; EOSINOPHIL; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTOBACILLUS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0036197779     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.3.478     Document Type: Article

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