Effects of low-dose dexamethasone on thymus morphology and immunological parameters in veal calves

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-208

  Biolatti, B ^a   Bollo, E ^a   Cannizzo, F T ^a   Zancanaro, G ^a   Tarantola, M ^a   Dacasto, M ^a,b   Cantiello, M ^a,b   Carletti, M ^a   Biolatti, P G ^a   Barbarino, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Regione Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; THYMUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 23944448183     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2005.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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