Title:

Social stress in laboratory rats Rattus norvegicus results in decreased immune competence of the offspring

Creator:

Pronin, A. V. ; Nikolaeva, T. N. ; Deyeva, A. V. ; Zaytseva, L. G. ; Vasil'eva, E. I. ; Kirillicheva, G. B. ; Baturina, I. G. ; Solov'eva, M. S. ; Zakharov, V. M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1997

Description:

An immune system status of socially stressed laboratory rats Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769 and their offsprings was studied. Several tests on activity of the macrophages and lymphocytes as well as on the tumor necrosis factor a (TNFa) activity in the blood serum were used to assess an immune system status of the stressed and control groups of rats. The result indicated that social stress led to obvious alternations in the immune system of the stressed rats and especially of their offspring, where the changes were more pronounced.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

laboratory ; lymphocyte proliferation ; Norvegicus ; phagocytic cell ; Rattus norvegicus ; social stress ; szczur wędrowny

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

42

Issue:

Suppl. 4

Start page:

33

End page:

40

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.97-44

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open