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

ABSTRACT 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 (...

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Main Authors: H.G. Bertagnon, C.F. Batista, B.P. dos Santos, M.G.B. Lima, J.B. Bellinazzi, A.M.M.P. Della Libera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000200310&lng=en&tlng=en