Enteromorpha compressa (L.) Greville an edible green alga as a source of anti-allergic principle (s)

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-109

  Raman, B Venkata ^a   Rao, D N ^b   Radhakrishnan, T M ^a  

^a GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti allergic; Enteromorpha; Food allergy; Ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OVALBUMIN;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA; EXTRACT; FEMALE; GREEN ALGA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA; MURINAE; ULVA; ULVA COMPRESSA;

EID: 1342322952     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872402     Document Type: Article

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