Biological significance of daily variation in immunity of Perdicula asiatica: Role of melatonin and testosterone

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-106

  Singh, Shiv S ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blastogenic response; Daily variation; Immune status; Melatonin; Testosterone; Total leukocyte count

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIURNAL VARIATION; GAMEBIRD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AVES; PERDICULA ASIATICA;

EID: 33847685635     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010600902652     Document Type: Article

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