Serum immunoglobulin G concentration in Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758), from Elephant island (Antarctica): Sexual and adrenal steroid hormones effects

Serum immunoglobulin G (IgG; indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), as well as sexual and adrenal steroid hormones’ concentrations (radioimmunoassay) were determined in 63 (male and female) Southern elephant seals ( Mirounga leonine) at different developmental stages (weaned pups, juveniles an...

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Published in:	Veterinary immunology and immunopathology Vol. 106; no. 3; pp. 239 - 245
Main Authors:	Ferreira, Ana P.S., Martínez, Pablo E., Colares, Elton P., Robaldo, Ricardo B., Berne, Maria E.A., Miranda Filho, Kleber C., Bianchini, Adalto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15-07-2005
Subjects:	abiotic stress adrenal cortex hormones Adrenal Cortex Hormones - blood adult animals aldosterone Aldosterone - blood animal age Animals Antarctica blood serum cortisol Elephantidae Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay estrogens Estrogens - blood Female gender differences Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood humoral immunity Hydrocortisone - blood Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - blood Male Marine mammal Mirounga Mirounga leonina Mirounga leonine progesterone Progesterone - blood Radioimmunoassay radioimmunoassays seals Seals, Earless - blood Seals, Earless - growth & development Seals, Earless - immunology Sex Characteristics Southern elephant seal Steroid hormones testosterone Testosterone - blood young animals Marine mammal Antarctica Mirounga leonine Immunoglobulin G Steroid hormones Southern elephant seal
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