The complement in milk and defense of the bovine mammary gland against infections

Veterinary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 647-670

  Rainard, Pascal ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Complement; Dairy cattle; Inflammation; Mastitis; Milk

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; OPSONIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRY CATTLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0242575193     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2003025     Document Type: Review

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