The effects of honey compared with sucrose and a sugar-free diet on neutrophil phagocytosis and lymphocyte numbers after long-term feeding in rats

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Chepulis, Lynne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Honey; Immunity; Lymphocytes; Neutrophil phagocytosis; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HONEY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

EID: 35948944994     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1098     Document Type: Article

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