Dietary incorporation of Achyranthes aspera seed influences the immunity of common carp Cyprinus carpio

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1097-1102

  Rao, Y Vasudeva ^a,b   Chakrabarti, Rina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b Department of Zoology   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Anti proteases; Antigen specific antibody response; Cyprinus carpio; Immunostimulation

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 33644677676     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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