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Perinatal thymocyte antigen expression and postnatal immune development altered by gestational exposure to tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
Teratology - 1 Oct 1991
Holladay S D, Lindstrom P, Blaylock B L, Comment C E, Germolec D R, Heindell J J, Luster M I
Abstract excerpt
In utero exposure to the environmental contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) was found to alter expression of murine thymocyte fetal cell-surface markers. Pregnant mice were treated (via gavage) with 0, 1.5, or 3.0 micrograms TCDD/kg/day in corn oil on gestational days (gd) 6-14. Offspring were examined on gd 18 and postnatally on d6, d14, and d21, and at 7, 8, and 10 weeks of age. Severe thymic...
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