Effect of vitamin E on the immune response of hypoxic and normal chickens.
Chicks and hens raised on a diet enriched with 60 mg of vitamin E per lb. of feed had a significantly increased immune response as measured by the antibody plaque-forming cell test or by hemagglutination. Since the effect was much greater on hypoxic (simulated altitude exposed) chicks, a synergistic effect between hypoxia and vitamin E may be suggested.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006462:Hemolytic Plaque Technique; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000276:immunology*; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D007114:Immunization; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014810:Vitamin E