Effects of Age and Dietary β-Carotene on Immunological Variables in Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 835-842

  Massimino, Stefan ^a   Kearns, Robert J ^b   Loos, Kathleen M ^b   Burr, John ^a   Park, Jean Soon ^c   Chew, Boon ^c   Adams, Scott ^a   Hayek, Michael G ^a,d  

^a IAMS COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Canine; Immune

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

AGE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BETA CAROTENE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; DIET; DOGS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; POKEWEED MITOGENS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347625665     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0835:EOAADO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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