Dietary Echinacea purpurea during murine pregnancy: Effect on maternal hemopoiesis and fetal growth

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Chow, G ^a   Johns, T ^a   Miller, S C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Erythroid cells; Fetus; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ERYTHROID CELL; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HEMATOPOIESIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; DIET; ECHINACEA; ERYTHROBLASTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOPOIESIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; PREGNANCY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; INSECTA; MURINAE;

EID: 32844456985     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088795     Document Type: Article

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