Leukocyte hypocellularity in the spleen and pronephros of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) may result from antiproliferative effects and enhanced apoptosis

Toxic Substance Mechanisms

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-38

  Hart, L J ^a   Gogal Jr , R M ^a   Smith, S A ^a   Smith, B J ^a   Robertson, J ^a   Holladay, S D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fish immunotoxicity; Leukocyte function; Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; TILAPIA;

EID: 0032957907     PISSN: 10769188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107691899229214     Document Type: Article

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