Effects of dexamethasone on lymphoid tissue in the gut and thymus of neonatal calves fed with colostrum or milk replacer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2322-2332

  Norrman, J ^a   David, C W ^a   Sauter, S N ^a   Hammon, H M ^a   Blum, J W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calves; Cell Growth; Lymphocytes; Peyer Patches; Thymus

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 1042307386     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8192322x     Document Type: Article

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