3,4-Dichloropropionanilide-induced atrophy of the thymus: Mechanisms of toxicity and recovery

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-90

  Cuff, Christopher F ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Nukui, Tomoko ^a   Schafer, Rosana ^a   Barnett, John B ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HERBICIDE; PROPANIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; THYMUS ATROPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26844499645     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0145     Document Type: Article

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