Spontaneous 'regression' of enhanced immune function in a photoperiodic rodent Peromyscus maniculatus

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1482, 2001, Pages 2221-2228

  Prendergast, B J ^a   Nelson, R J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune function; Peromyscus maniculatus; Photoperiodism; Photorefractoriness; Seasonal rhythms; Spontaneous recrudescence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPLEEN CELL;

PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 0035823818     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1784     Document Type: Article

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