Alterations in the developing immune system of the F344 rat after perinatal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin II. Effects on the pup and the adult

Toxicology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-240

  Gehrs, Bradley C ^a   Riddle, Marie M ^b   Williams, Wanda C ^b   Smialowicz, Ralph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Immune system; Perinatal exposure

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030847732     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(97)00099-1     Document Type: Article

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