Thymol and Carvacrol Affect Hybrid Tilapia through the Combination of Direct Stimulation and an Intestinal Microbiota-Mediated Effect: Insights from a Germ-Free Zebrafish Model [Nutritional Immunology]

Conclusion: NE may affect the immunity of tilapia through a combination of factors, i.e., primarily through a direct effect on host tissue (immune-stimulating) but also an indirect effect mediated by microbial changes (immune-relieving).

Source: Journal of Nutrition - May 1, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ran, C., Hu, J., Liu, W., Liu, Z., He, S., Dan, B. C. T., Diem, N. N., Ooi, E. L., Zhou, Z. Tags: Nutritional Immunology Source Type: research