Article
Alterations in mouse Peyer's patch lymphocyte phenotype after ethanol consumption.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Lopez M C, Watzl B, Colombo L L, Watson R R
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine if chronic ethanol consumption could modify cell populations in the Peyer's patches (PP), which could favor pathogenic or opportunistic infections in mice, as seen in chronic alcohol addicts. Young C57BL/6 mice receiving the Lieber-DeCarli diet (36% of...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Diet
- Energy Intake
- Ethanol
- Female
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Peyer's Patches
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocytes