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1316509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
We sought to determine the effect of 48 hours of fasting on physiologic and immune responses of pigs. Sixteen crossbred barrows, approximately 8 weeks of age, were housed in a controlled environment (21 degrees C, 45% RH) with feed and water ad libitum. After 10 days, eight pigs were fasted for 48 hours with water available ad libitum; the remaining eight received feed and water ad libitum. Blood samples were obtained by venipuncture before fasting, at the end of 48-hour fasting, and 3 and 10 days later. No significant differences in responses to mitogens PHA or Con A were noted in whole blood or isolated lymphocyte cultures. Changes in numbers of leukocytes, neutrophils, and serum cortisol concentrations, but not of lymphocytes, were significant. The results suggested that short-term fasting transiently reduces the number of neutrophils and increases serum cortisol concentrations, with no effect on blastogenic responses of lymphocytes to selected mitogens.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0023-6764
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Physiologic and immune responses associated with 48-hour fast of pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Animal Physiology Unit, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Columbia, MO.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article