Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of silymarin extract (Silybum Marianum) on some immune parameters of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus Mykiss (Actinopterygii: Salmoniformes: Salmonidae)

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Ahmadi, Kamal ^a   Banaee, Mahdi ^b   Vosoghei, Abdol Rahim ^a   Mirvaghefei, Ali Reza ^c   Ataeimehr, Babak ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Behbahan Khatamolanbia University of Technology   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Haematological parameters; Immunological parameters; Rainbow trout; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869040970     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2011.42.2.04     Document Type: Article

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