An immunodeficiency in Fell ponies: A preliminary study into cellular responses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 687-692

  Bell, S C ^a   Savidge, C ^a   Taylor, P ^a   Knottenbelt, D C ^a   Carter, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Fell pony; Horse; Immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BREEDING; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOPENIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035512018     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249309     Document Type: Article

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