Topical permethrin exposure causes thymic atrophy and persistent inhibition of the contact hypersensitivity response in C57BI/6 mice

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 383-389

  Punareewattana, Korawuth ^a   Smith, Bonnie J ^a   Blaylock, Benny L ^b   Robertson, John L ^a   Gogal, Robert M ^a   Prater, M Renee ^a   Longstreth, Janice ^c   Snodgrass, Hubert L ^d   Holladay, Steven D ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^c Institute for Global Risk Research LLC   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Contact Hypersensitivity; Immune Suppression; Immunotoxicity; Permethrin

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PERMETHRIN; THY 1 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034527335     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109158100750058730     Document Type: Article

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