Journal of Immunology and Immunopathology
  • Year: 2002
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1&2

Age related changes in the phagocytic activity of peripheral blood macrophages

  • Author:
  • U.K. Mishra1, G.K. Singh1, R.S. Chauhan2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 55 to 56

1Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and technology, Pantnagar, 263145, INDIA.

2Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Sciences, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and technology, Pantnagar, 263145, INDIA.

Abstract

The phagocytic activity of peripheral blood macrophages was studied in chicks from day of hatch to day 60 at 5 days intervals. The results indicated that the macrophage function increased from 5th to 60th day of development and no phagocytic activity was evident on the day of hatching.

Keywords

chicks, aging, development, macrophage, phagocytosis