Characterization of plasma immunoglobulin G concentrations of llamas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 406-409

  Hutchison, Jennifer M ^a   Salman, Mowafak D ^a   Garry, Franklyn B ^a   Johnson, Larue W ^a   Keefe, Thomas J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEWBORN; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032042470     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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