Immunosuppressant activity of aflatoxin ingestion in rabbits measured by response to mycobacterium bovis antigen I. Cell mediated immune response measured by skin test reaction

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 333-336

  Dimitri, R A ^a   Gabal, M A ^b  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; BCG VACCINE; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CARCINOGENS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RABBITS; SKIN TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029763553     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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