Immunostimulatory effects of water extract from bulbus arteriosus in tuna in vitro

Immunostimulating effects of water extract from bulbus arteriosus in tuna were examined and found to enhance IgM production by human hybridoma HB4C5 cells. When tuna bulbus arteriosus extract was heated, the IgM production-stimulating activity was decreased or lost. To identify the active substance,...

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Main Authors: Miho Daifuku, Kosuke Nishi, Takeaki Okamoto, Hiroyuki Nakano, Sogo Nishimoto, Takuya Sugahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464611001083