The influence of age on the canine immune system

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Greeley, E H ^a   Kealy, R D ^b   Ballam, J M ^b   Lawler, D F ^b   Segre, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Ralston Purina Company   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; antibody; canine; immune system; natural killer cells; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DOGS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOCYANIN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MITOGENS;

EID: 0030478771     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(96)05563-8     Document Type: Article

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