Effects of copper deficiency on T-cell mitogenic responsiveness and phenotypic profile of blood mononuclear cells from swine.

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Effects of copper deficiency on T-cell mitogenic responsiveness and phenotypic profile of blood mononuclear cells from swine.

American journal of veterinary research - 1 Jul 1992

Bala S, Lunney J K, Failla M L

Abstract excerpt

The effect of dietary copper deficiency on T-cell mitogenic responsiveness and phenotypic profile of blood mononuclear cells (MNC) in weaned pigs was examined. Outbred, weaned pigs were fed a semipurified diet containing adequate (6.4 mg/kg of body weight) or deficient (0.8 mg/kg) amounts of Cu....

Topics

Animals
Cardiomegaly
Copper
Female
Leukocyte Count
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Liver
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocyte Subsets
Male
Phenotype
Swine
Swine Diseases
T-Lymphocytes

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