Immunotoxic effects of carbon tetrachloride - The effect on morphology and function of the immune system in mice

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-20

  Jirova D ^a   Sperlingova I ^a   Halaskova M ^b   Bendova H ^a   Dabrowska L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Immunotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; IMMUNOTOXIN;

A J MOUSE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG EFFECT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; THYMUS; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOTOXINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030072822     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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