Immunomodulating activities in bran extracts of Japanese red, black and brown rices

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-242

  Okai, Yasuji ^a   Okada, Takahiro ^b   Higashi Okai, Kiyoka ^c   Kasahara, Emiko ^d   Inoue, Masayasu ^d   Yamashita, Uki ^b  

^a Osaka Kun ei Women's College   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c KINJO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black rice; Immunomodulating activities; Japanese rice brans; Red rice

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GERMFREE ANIMAL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; RICE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORYZA SATIVA; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 70350703258     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.31.231     Document Type: Article

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