Effects of antihelminthic treatment on cell-mediated immunity in Gentoo penguin chicks

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bertellotti, Néstor Marcelo, D'amico, Veronica Laura, Palacios, María Gabriela, Barbosa, Andrés, Coria, Néstor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Gentoo Penguins; Immunity; Leucocyte Counts; Parasites; Phytohemagglutinin; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Argentina; 25 de Mayo; Stranger Point; Gentoo penguin; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/44397

Intestinal parasites suppose a cost to hosts as they compete directly for nutritional resources. Therefore, hosts must defend themselves against intestinal parasites by mounting an immune response. Many penguin species acquire parasites through their diet and transfer these parasites to their chicks...