β-endorphin involved in the regulation of humoral immune function of rats during acute hypoxia

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-262

  Bai, Hai Bo ^a   Du, Ji Zeng ^a   Zheng, Xiao Xiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

endorphin; Hypoxia; Immunofunction; Immunoregulation

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; HEMOLYSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BETA-ENDORPHIN; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; RATS;

EID: 0039129390     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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