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Peripartum changes in antibody producing capability of lymphocytes from dairy cows
H Nagahata1, A Ogawa, Y Sanada
1Department of Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
The Veterinary Quarterly
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
B-lymphocyte populations and the in vitro antibody producing activity of lymphocytes were measured to evaluate the lymphocyte function of periparturient dairy cows. Changes in B-lymphocyte populations were not significantly different in cows during this period. Significantly decreased numbers of plaque-forming cells were observed in lymphocytes from cows at parturition and 3 days after parturition compared to those in lymphocytes obtained 14 days after parturition.