Lymphocyte traffic changes induced by monolateral vagal denervation in mouse thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-122

  Antonica, Angela ^a   Ayroldi, Emira ^a   Magni, Franco ^a   Paolocci, Nazareno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphocyte traffic; Lymphoid organs; Thymus; Vagotomy

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; THYMUS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0029864697     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00157-3     Document Type: Article

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