Repeated high dose oral exposure or continuous subcutaneous infusion of 2-methoxyacetic acid does not suppress humoral immunity in the mouse

Toxicology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Riddle, M M ^a   Williams, W C ^a   Smialowicz, R J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Methoxyacetic acid; 2 Methoxyethanol; Immunosuppression; Mice; Mini osmotic pump; Rats

Indexed keywords

METHOXYACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029926005     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03306-9     Document Type: Article

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