Acute noise-induced alterations in the immune status of albino rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-108

  Archana, R ^a   Namasivayam, A ^a  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Acute noise; Corticosterone; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION INHIBITION; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; STRESS; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CORTICOSTERONE; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NOISE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; STRESS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0033967145     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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