Immunological effects of partially hydrolyzed arabinoxylan from corn husk in mice

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-25

  Ogawa, Koichi ^a   Takeuchi, Masayasu ^a   Nakamura, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a Fuji   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Corn husk arabinoxylan; Interferon ; Natural killer cell activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CELLS; CROPS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TUMORS; WATER;

CORN HUSK ARABINOXYLAN (CHAX); IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS; MICE; SPLEEN CELLS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ARABINOXYLAN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; XYLAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; COLON TUMOR; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MAIZE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN; XYLANS; ZEA MAYS;

ANTIBODIES; CELLS; CORN; DRUGS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TUMORS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15244345859     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.19     Document Type: Article

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