Effect of hypobaric hypoxia on immune function in albino rats

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-59

  SaiRam, M ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Dipti, P ^a   Pauline, T ^a   Kain, A K ^a   Mongia, S S ^a   Bansal, Anju ^a   Patra, B D ^a   Ilavazhagan, G ^a   Devendra, K ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Immunity; Macrophage activation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0032135451     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050084     Document Type: Article

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