In Vivo Glucocorticoid Effects on Porcine Natural Killer Cell Activity and Circulating Leukocytes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 584-592

  Salak Johnson, Janeen L ^a   McGlone, John J ^b   Norman, Reid L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corticotropin Releasing Hormone; Hydrocortisone; Immunity; Natural Killer Cells; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; METYRAPONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 0030095534     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.743584x     Document Type: Article

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