Alterations in the developing immune system of the rat after perinatal exposure to methoxychlor

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-170

  Takeuchi, Yukiko ^a   Kosaka, Tadashi ^a   Hayashi, Koichi ^a   Ishimine, Sayaka ^a   Ohtsuka, Ryoichi ^a   Kuwahara, Maki ^a   Yoshida, Toshinori ^a   Takahashi, Naofumi ^a   Chiba, Yuko ^a   Takeda, Makio ^a   Maita, Keizo ^a   Harada, Takanori ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immune response; Methoxychlor; Perinatal exposure; Rat; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044481531     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.17.165     Document Type: Article

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