Humoral immune response suppresses reproductive physiology in male Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)

Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Cai, Xiao Quan ^a,c   Yang, Ming ^b   Zhong, Wen Qin ^a   Wang, De Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Energetics; Immune function; Immunocompetence; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; CALORIC INTAKE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARVICOLINAE; ENERGY INTAKE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; LASIOPODOMYS BRANDTII; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE;

EID: 57649158963     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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