Chinese yam polysaccharide enhances growth performance and cellular immune response in weanling rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2039-2044

  Kong, Xiang Feng ^a   Zhang, Yu Zhe ^a   Yin, Yu Long ^a   Wu, Guo Yao ^a,b   Zhou, Huai Jun ^b   Tan, Zhi Liang ^a   Yang, Feng ^a   Bo, Mei Juan ^a   Huang, Rui Lin ^a   Li, Tie Jun ^a   Geng, Mei Mei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese yam polysaccharide; Immune response; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; RATTUS;

EID: 69149095512     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3688     Document Type: Article

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