Investigation of immunmodulatory effects of levamisole and vitamin E on immunity and some blood parameters in newborn Jersey calves

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 711-721

  Pekmezci, Didem ^a   Cakiroglu, Duygu ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunmodulatory; Jersey calf; Levamisole; Newborn; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACTIPAR; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; LEVAMISOLE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CALF (BOVINE); CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEVAMISOLE; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 70349239146     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9220-9     Document Type: Article

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