Involvement of glucocorticoids in the reorganization of the amphibian immune system at metamorphosis

Developmental Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-152

  Rollins Smith, Louise A ^a   Barker, Katherine S ^a   Davis, A Tray ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Lymphocytes; Metamorphosis; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROLACTIN; THYROID HORMONE;

AMPHIBIA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LARVA; LYMPHOCYTE; METAMORPHOSIS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

EID: 0030693223     PISSN: 10446672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/84841     Document Type: Article

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