Ex vivo effect of yeast beta-glucan on lymphocyte viability and plasma IL-18 in weaning piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 246-248

  Ganner, Anja ^a   Nitsch, Sabine ^b   Erlacher, Kathrin ^a   Klimitsch, Alfred ^a   Schatzmayr, Gerd ^a  

^a BIOMIN RESEARCH CENTER   (Austria)

^b BIOMIN Holding GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

IL 18; Immunomodulation; Lymphocytes; Yeast beta glucan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957146367     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.077     Document Type: Article

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