Physiological concentrations of melatonin and corticosterone affect phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism of ring dove heterophils

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-38

  Rodríguez Moratinos, Ana Beatriz ^a   Terron M P ^a   Duran J ^a   Ortega, E ^a   Barriga, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Melatonin; Phagocytosis; Physiological concentrations; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOVE; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MELATONIN; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0034931278     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.310105.x     Document Type: Article

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