Hypophysectomy depresses immune functions in rainbow trout

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-100

  Yada, Takashi ^a   Azuma, Teruo ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Hypophysectomy; Immunity; Immunoglobulin; Leucocyte; Lysozyme; Prolactin; Superoxide anion; Trout

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYSOZYME; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROLACTIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAINBOW TROUT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036166004     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(01)00279-4     Document Type: Article

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