Proximate and ultimate mechanisms underlying immunosuppression during the incubation fast in female eiders: Roles of triiodothyronine and corticosterone

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Bourgeon, Sophie ^a,b   Maho, Yvon Le ^b   Raclot, Thierry ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Cost of reproduction; Immunopathology avoidance hypothesis; Resource limitation hypothesis; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; LIOTHYRONINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DUCK; HORMONE ACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 67649675111     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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