Shifts in immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM and IgA) levels in the milk of southern elephant seals, at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Marquez, M E I ^a   Carlini, A R ^a   Baroni, A V ^b   Ronayne De Ferrer, P A ^b   Slobodianik, N H ^b   Godoy, M F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK; PINNIPED;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0037663722     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0471-y     Document Type: Article

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