Immune effects of oral 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) exposure to the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-11

  Johnson, Mark S ^a   Ferguson, Jennifer W ^b   Holladay, Steven D ^c  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Immune; Peromyscus; Phagocytosis; Spleen; Thymus; TNT

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICETIDAE; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MUS; NEARCTIC; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 0034033494     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109158100224980     Document Type: Article

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