Expansion of the humoral effector cell compartment of both systemic and mucosal immune systems in a weanling murine model which duplicates critical features of human protein-energy malnutrition

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 445-460

  Ha, C L ^a   Pauling Racine, L E ^a   Woodward, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

IgA; Immunoglobulin; Intestine; Protein energy malnutrition; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SPLEEN; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY-PRODUCING CELLS; CELL COUNT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029932623     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960146     Document Type: Article

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