Comparison of immune parameters of sheep with naturally high or low plasma concentrations of melatonin

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-255

  Bernard, Serge ^a   Macedo, Nuno ^a,c   Malpaux, Benoît ^b   Chemineau, Philippe ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ewe; Genetics; Immune parameters; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PLASMA; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; SALMONELLA; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MELATONIN; SHEEP;

EID: 0034806635     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.310309.x     Document Type: Article

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