Dysfunction of immune system and induction of autoantibodies to liver antigens by neonatal thymectomy in mice

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 75-83

  Myozaki, Mitsuru ^a   Wang, Mei Qi ^a   Yoshida, Yasuhiro ^a   Liu, Jia Nuo ^a   Kuroda, Etsushi ^a   Yamashita, Uki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody to liver; Immune dysfunction; Neonatal thymectomy

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTOANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0030227128     PISSN: 00182052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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