Some medicinal plants as immunostimulant for fish

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Dügenci, Süheyla Karataş ^a   Arda, Nazli ^a   Candan, Akin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunostimulation; Rainbow trout; Urtica dioica (nettle); Viscum album (mistletoe); Zingiber officinale (ginger)

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; DIET; FEEDING; FISH; GINGER; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAINBOW TROUT; URTICA DIOICA; VISCUM ALBUM;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; VISCUM ALBUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0041666419     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00182-X     Document Type: Article

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