Oral administration of L-tryptophan in the morning affects phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism in heterophils of Streptopelia roseogrisea

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-221

  Cubero, J ^a   Narciso, D ^a   Valero, V ^a   Rodriguez A B ^a   Barriga Ibars, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterophils; Oxidative metabolism; Phagocytosis; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOVE; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOPELIA ROSEOGRISEA;

EID: 27744590315     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939105774288735     Document Type: Article

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