Generation of complement fragment C5a in milk is variable among cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 945-951

  Rainard, P ^a   Poutrel, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Complement C5a; Mastitis; Milk

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MILK; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C5; COMPLEMENT C5A; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 0034183418     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74958-7     Document Type: Article

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