Article
Effects of subchronic d-fenfluramine on splenic immune functions in young and old male and female Fischer 344 rats.
International journal of immunopharmacology - 1 Jan 1991
Clancy J, Petrovic L M, Gordon B H, Handa R J, Campbell D B, Lorens S A
Abstract excerpt
The present study was designed to demonstrate age- and sex-related differences in immune functions, and to determine whether subchronic elevations in serotonin (5-HT) availability in vivo would alter immune functions assessed subsequently in vitro. Male and female F344 rats (5 and 21 months of age) were administered the 5-HT releaser and reuptake inhibitor, d-fenfluramine (d-Fen), in their drinking water for...
Topics
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
- Aging
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Female
- Fenfluramine
- Immune System
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Phenotype
