Distribution of mast cell subtypes and immune cell populations in canine intestines: Evidence for age-related decline in T cells and macrophages and increase of IgA-positive plasma cells

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Kleinschmidt, Sven ^a   Meneses, Felix ^a   Nolte, Ingo ^a   Hewicker Trautwein, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Distribution; Dog; Intestine; Leucocytes; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TRYPTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; LAMINA PROPRIA; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DOGS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINES; MACROPHAGES; MAST CELLS; PLASMA CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 36049050101     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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