Photoperiod differentially affects energetics of immunity in pregnant and lactating Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1406-1413

  Drazen, Deborah L ^a,c   Trasy, Anjali ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; IMMUNOLOGY;

LACTATION;

GYNECOLOGY;

ENERGETICS; IMMUNITY; LACTATION; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0344718873     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-120     Document Type: Article

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