Aqueous extract of Heracleum persicum Desf. enhances immune response of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and protection against Aeromonas hydrophila

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Aquatic Animal Health & Diseases Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 71441-69155 Shiraz, Iran

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Heracleum persicum Desf. (Apiaceae), a medicinal plant native to Iran, has been known to be a potent immunomodulatory agent in mice. In the present study, its immunomodulatory properties in common carp, ciprinus carpio was investigated. Fish were intraperitoneally injected with 6, 60 or 600 mg/kg body weight, of the water soluble fraction. H. persicumat medium and high dose (60 and 600 mg/kg BW, respectively) significantly (p

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