Immune functions in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): Evaluation of natural killer cell activity

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 345-354

  De Guise, Sylvain ^a,b,f   Ross, Peter S ^c   Osterhaus, A D M E ^d   Martineau, Daniel ^e   Béland, Pierre ^b   Fournier, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Institut National Decotoxicologie Du Saint Laurent Montreal   (Canada)

^c Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beluga whale; Cetacean; Delphinapterus leucas; NK activity

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMIUM 51 RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOMA CELL LINE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; TARGET CELL; WHALE;

ANIMALS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; WHALES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031451703     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(97)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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