Effect of black cumin seed oil (Nigella sativa) and nettle extract (Quercetin) on enhancement of immunity in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Aquaculture

Volumn 388-391, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-197

  Awad, Elham ^a   Austin, Dawn ^b   Lyndon, Alastair R ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Immune response; Immunostimulant; Nettle extract; Oncorhynchus mykiss

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HERB; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALMONID CULTURE; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 84891160753     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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