Experimentally increased in ovotestosterone leads to increased plasma bactericidal activity and decreased cutaneous immune response in nestling house wrens

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2778-2782

  Clairardin, Sandrine G ^a   Barnett, Craig A ^a   Sakaluk, Scott K ^a   Thompson, Charles F ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactericidal assay; PHA; Phytohaemagglutinin assay; Trade off; Troglodytes aedon; Yolk testosterone

Indexed keywords

AVES; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON;

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; HEMATOCRIT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NESTING; OOCYTE; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; SKIN; SONGBIRD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; SKIN; SONGBIRDS; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79961044537     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.054833     Document Type: Article

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