Immunologic disparity in the hypopituitary dwarf mouse.

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Immunologic disparity in the hypopituitary dwarf mouse.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 1992

Cross R J, Bryson J S, Roszman T L

Abstract excerpt

The Snell-Bagg hypopituitary dwarf mouse has been shown to be deficient in growth hormone, thyroxine, and prolactin. There are reports indicating that in addition to these neuroendocrine abnormalities, development of immune competence is also severely impaired in these animals. However, other stu...

Topics

Animals
Antibody Formation
CD4 Antigens
CD8 Antigens
Dwarfism, Pituitary
Lymphocyte Activation
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Phenotype
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
T-Lymphocytes

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