Age-related changes of immunoglobulin levels in African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
Serum IgG, IgA, and IgM levels were measured in domestically bred African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) ranging in age from 0 day to 49 months as well as in adult (5 years or older) animals of wild origin. Transplacental transfer of IgG was observed. IgG, IgA, and IgM levels increased with increasing age except for a temporal decrease of IgG level in the first month of life.
Tsukuba Primate Center for Medical Science, National Institute of Health, Ibaragi, Japan.
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D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000276:immunology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000276:immunology; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008892:Milk / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012453:Saimiri / Q000276:immunology
D007136:Immunoglobulins