Peripheral Blood Neutrophil Function and Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Cycling Mares

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 464-469

  Roberto Da Costa, R P ^a   Carvalho, H ^b   Agricola R ^c   Alpoim Moreira, J ^c   Martins, C ^d   Ferreira Dias, G ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Coudelaria Nacional ^*  (Portugal)

^d FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMOTAXIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0347530468     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0936-6768.2003.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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