Influence of continuous, very low-dose gamma-irradiation on the mouse immune system

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 587-592

  Courtade, M ^a   Caratero, A ^a   Jozan, S ^a   Pipy, B ^b   Caratero, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-CD8 RATIO; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035024235     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000110034621     Document Type: Article

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