Effects of pulsed or continuous infusion of cortisol on immune function in sheep

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Rhind, S M ^a   Reid, H W ^b   McMillen, S R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; OVALBUMIN; SHEEP;

EID: 0033049354     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(98)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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