Morphological quantitative changes in the number of lymphocytes, macrophages and plasma cells in the uterus and lymph nodes of rats exposed to the systemic administration of BCG

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 219-228

  Kanter, Mehmet ^a   Gul, Abdulaziz ^a   Meral, Ismail ^a   Koc, Ahmet ^a   Ilhan, Mahmut ^a   Erdogan, Ender ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BCG; Endometriosis; Lymph nodes; Rat; Uterus

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ACETATE ESTERASE; BCG VACCINE; ETHER; METHYL GREEN; PYRONINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA CELL; RAT; STAINING; T LYMPHOCYTE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BCG VACCINE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYOMETRIUM; PLASMA CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; T-LYMPHOCYTES; UTERUS;

EID: 0041671020     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.199.219     Document Type: Article

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