Evaluation of immunostimulatory and growth promoting effect of seed fractions of Achyranthes aspera in common carp Cyprinus carpio and identification of active constituents

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 839-843

  Chakrabarti, Rina ^a   Srivastava, Praveen Kumar ^a   Kundu, Kanika ^b   Khare, Rashmi Sahay ^b   Banerjee, Shanta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Plantachem GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Cyprinus carpio; Ecdysterone; Immunostimulation; Seed extract

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 84858342629     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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