Changes in selected aspects of immune function in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens, associated with exposure to cold

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 256-263

  Maniero, Gregory D ^a   Carey, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cold temperature; Complement; Immune response; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FROG; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; COLD; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RANA PIPIENS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031149389     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050072     Document Type: Article

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