Influence of Ganoderma lucidum on blood biochemistry and immunocompetence in horses

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 931-940

  Lai, Shao Wen ^a   Lin, Jen Hsou ^a   Lai, Shiow Suey ^a   Wu, Ying Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ganoderma lucidum; Horses; Immunocompetence

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; OVALBUMIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD5; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GANODERMA; HORSES; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; REISHI;

EID: 10944258777     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002533     Document Type: Article

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