Effect of honey on antibody production against thymus-dependent and thymus-independent antigens in primary and secondary immune responses

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 491-494

  Al Waili, Noori S ^a,b   Haq, Afruz ^a  

^a Medical Research Laboratories   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Mount Vernon Hospital USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Antigen; Escherichia coli; Hemoagglutination; Honey; Sheep red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD INTAKE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HONEY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 11844290630     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2004.7.491     Document Type: Article

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