Article
Reactivity and phenotype of mononuclear leukocytes from nongravid heifers after in vitro exposure to 9,13-di-cis-retinoic acid.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 1997
Nonnecke B J, Horst R L, Dubeski P L, Reinhardt T A
Abstract excerpt
The predominant isomer of retinoic acid in the plasma of dairy cows during the periparturient period is 9,13-di-cis-retinoic acid. Because retinoic acids influence the activity of cells in a variety of tissues, including the immune system, the potential for this isomer to modulate the bovine immu...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cell Division
- Cytokines
- DNA
- Female
- Immunoglobulins
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-2
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Phenotype
- Tretinoin
