Stimulation of macrophage phagocytosis and lymphocyte count by exogenous prolactin administration in silver sea bream (Sparus sarba) adapted to hyper- and hypo-osmotic salinities

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 387-391

  Narnaware, Yuwaraj K ^a   Kelly, Scott P ^a   Woo, Norman Y S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Macrophage phagocytosis; Nonspecific immunity; Prolactin; Salinity; Sea bream

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; FISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0032570905     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(97)00143-8     Document Type: Article

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