Influence of plasma prolactin concentrations and age on neonatal immune function

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 821-829

  Brown Borg, H M ^a,c   Blecha, F ^b   Klemcke, H G ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Immunity; Interleukin 2; Lymphocyte proliferation; Neonatal pig; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CONCANAVALIN A; DNA; INTERLEUKIN 2; POKEWEED MITOGEN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; SWINE;

EID: 17544398356     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00217-4     Document Type: Article

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