REDUCED MITOGENIC RESPONSES IN CULTURES OF LYMPHOCYTES FROM NEWLY CALVED COWS

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 29  (1) , 159-161
Abstract
The proliferative responses to stimulation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in cultures of lymphocytes from newly calved and non-pregnant cattle were compared. Lymphocyte cultures from newly calved cows responded less to PHA than cultures from the non-pregnant cows. This depression in responsiveness of lymphocytes in the immediate post-parturient period may be involved in the etiology of disease in cattle during the immediate post-parturient period.