Prenatal HgCl2 exposure in BALB/c mice: Gender-specific effects on the ontogeny of the immune system

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-183

  Silva, I A ^a,c   El Nabawi, M ^b   Hoover, D ^b   Silbergeld, E K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Development; Immunology; Immunotoxicity; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MERCURY; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; DISINFECTANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SPLEEN;

EID: 4644367115     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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