Tributyltin chloride-induced immunotoxicity and thymocyte apoptosis are related to abnormal Fas expression

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Chen, Qing ^a   Zhang, Zhenjun ^b   Zhang, Rong ^a   Niu, Yujie ^a   Bian, Xuefeng ^c   Zhang, Qingbin ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fas; Immunotoxicity; TBTC; Thymus

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; FAS PROTEIN, MOUSE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; ATROPHY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORGAN SIZE; PESTICIDES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79953053994     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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