Lack of immunological responsiveness to photoperiod in a tropical rodent, Peromyscus aztecus hylocetes

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Demas, G E ^a   Nelson, R J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Immune; Opportunistic; Seasonal; Spleen

Indexed keywords

PEROMYSCUS AZTECUS;

EID: 0037870330     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-002-0325-5     Document Type: Article

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