Effects of carotenoids, immune activation and immune suppression on the intensity of chronic coccidiosis in greenfinches

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 651-657

  Sepp, Tuul ^a   Karu, Ulvi ^a   Sild, Elin ^a   Männiste, Marju ^a   Hõrak, Peeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Coccidians; Dexamethasone; Greenfinches; Immune system; Phytohaemagglutinin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FINCH; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWELLING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FINCHES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS;

AVES; CARDUELIS CHLORIS; COCCIDIA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 79951726505     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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