Effects of vitamin E on mammary and blood leukocyte function, with emphasis on chemotaxis, in periparturient dairy cows

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 468-471

  Politis, I ^a   Hidiroglou, N ^a   White, J H ^a   Gilmore, J A ^a   Williams, S N ^b   Scherf, H ^b   Frigg, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MILK; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MACROPHAGES; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; NEUTROPHILS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDES; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030122270     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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