The periparturient relaxation of immunity in Merino ewes infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis: Endocrine and body compositional responses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-59

  Beasley, A M ^a   Kahn, L P ^a   Windon, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cortisol; Early weaning; Endocrine; Leptin; Periparturient; Prolactin; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EWE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LACTATION; LIPID TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SUCKLING; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HORMONES; MUSCLES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

NEMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 75949105635     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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