Changes in ovine maternal temperature, and serum cortisol and interleukin-6 concentrations after challenge with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide during pregnancy and early lactation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2083-2088

  Kabaroff, L ^a   Boermans, H ^a   Karrow, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Lactation; Lipopolysaccharide; Ovine; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-6; LACTATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS;

EID: 33748428364     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-625     Document Type: Article

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