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Influence of orchiectomy of seven month old bulls on bronchoalveolar immune function

Bertagnon, H. G; Batista, C. F; Santos, B. P. dos; Lima, M. G. B; Bellinazzi, J. B; Della Libera, A. M. M. P.
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec; 69 (2), 2017
The present study evaluated the impact that orchiectomy, a routine but painful intervention in bovine husbandry, can cause on pulmonary immunity. To identify whether orchiectomy can impair lung defense, analyses of serum cortisol concentration and of alveolar macrophage and their function (phagocytosis a...
Orquiectomía/efectos adversos, Orquiectomía/veterinaria, Inmunidad Innata, Hidrocortisona/sangre, Fagocitosis, Macrófagos Alveolares/fisiología, Respiración de la Célula/fisiología
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Protective roles of free avian respiratory macrophages in captive birds

Mutua, Mbuvi P; Muya, Shadrack; Gicheru, Muita M.
Biol. Res; 49 (), 2016
In the mammalian lung, respiratory macrophages provide front line defense against invading pathogens and particulate matter. In birds, respiratory macrophages are known as free avian respiratory macrophages (FARM) and a dearth of the cells in the avian lung has been purported to foreordain a weak first l...
Aves/inmunología, Pulmón/inmunología, Macrófagos Alveolares/fisiología, Pulmón/citología, PPAR gamma/fisiología, Fagocitos/inmunología, Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/inmunología, Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/veterinaria, Tamaño de la Partícula, Fagocitosis
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