Acidic polysaccharides of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis induce the synthesis of TNF-α in RAW macrophages

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1537-1546

  Parages, María L ^a   Rico, Rosa M ^a   Abdala Díaz, Roberto T ^a   Chabrillón, Mariana ^a   Sotiroudis, Theodore G ^b   Jiménez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acidic polysaccharides; Immune system; Macrophages; Spirulina; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84867868382     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9814-4     Document Type: Article

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