Baseline circulating immunoglobulin G levels in managed collection and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-455

  Ruiz, Carolina L ^a   Nollens, Hendrik H ^a   Venn Watson, Stephanie ^b,c   Green, Linda G ^d   Wells, Randall S ^e   Walsh, Michael T ^a   Nolan, Elizabeth C ^f   McBain, James F ^g   Jacobson, Elliott R ^a  

^a Scott)   (United States)

^b Department of the Navy   (United States)

^c G2 Software Systems Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^f SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

^g SeaWorld San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Bottlenose dolphin; Cetacean; Immune response; Immunoglobulin G; Serology; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CETACEA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 58649104701     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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