Neutrophil function and plasma opsonic capacity in colostrum-fed and colostrum-deprived neonatal kittens

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 538-543

  Hanel, Rita M ^a   Crawford, P Cynda ^a   Hernandez, Jorge ^a   Benson, Neal A ^b   Levy, Julie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; COLOSTRUM; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATS; COLOSTRUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUTROPHILS; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037650103     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.538     Document Type: Article

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