Effect of melatonin and tryptophan on humoral immunity in young and old ringdoves (Streptopelia risoria)

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 653-658

  Terron M P ^a   Delgado, J ^a   Paredes, S D ^a   Barriga, C ^a   Reiter, R J ^b   Rodriguez A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Birds; Haemolytic and bactericidal activity; Immunoglobulins; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOVE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; MALE; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA;

EID: 70349203687     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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