Modulatory effect of thymomimetic drugs and oral zinc supplementation on the cellular immune response in mice

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 70-75

  Obminska Domoradzka B ^a   Szczypka, M ^a   Debowy J ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calf thymus extract; Cellular immune response DTC; Mice; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; THYMUS EXTRACT; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; SPLEEN CELL; SPLEEN WEIGHT; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0034524831     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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