| Literature DB >> 6852869 |
M A Taubman, J L Ebersole, D J Smith.
Abstract
The levels of immunoglobulins (Ig) in the serum and saliva of nude (rnu/rnu) congenitally athymic rats and control (rnu/+) thymic heterozygous rats have been studied. Serum IgM, and serum and salivary IgA levels were virtually identical between rnu/rnu and rnu/+ rats. Serum IgG was drastically reduced in nude rats during the period when endogenous IgG synthesis was predominant. The most consistent and pronounced differences in Ig levels between rnu/rnu and rnu/+ rats involved the IgG isotype.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6852869 PMCID: PMC1454183
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunology ISSN: 0019-2805 Impact factor: 7.397