Immunostimulatory effect of dietary oregano etheric oils on lymphocytes from growth-retarded, low-weight growing-finishing pigs and productivity

Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 178-181

  Walter, B M ^a   Bilkei, G ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD ADDITIVE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; THYMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLOWER; GROWTH RETARDATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PLANT LEAF; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE; T LYMPHOCYTE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MORTALITY; ORIGANUM; PLANT OILS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2342500889     PISSN: 00407453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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