An excess of dietary iodine accelerates the development of a thyroid-associated lymphoid tissue in autoimmune prone BB rats.

Mooij, P

An excess of dietary iodine accelerates the development of a thyroid-associated lymphoid tissue in autoimmune prone BB rats. [electronic resource] - Clinical immunology and immunopathology Nov 1993 - 189-98 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0090-1229

10.1006/clin.1993.1169 doi


Animals
Antibodies--blood
Autoimmune Diseases--chemically induced
CD4 Antigens--biosynthesis
CD8 Antigens--biosynthesis
Chi-Square Distribution
Colloids
Diet
Female
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II--biosynthesis
Immunohistochemistry
Iodine--administration & dosage
Lymphoid Tissue--drug effects
Organ Size--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Inbred BB
Thyroid Gland--drug effects
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune--chemically induced
Thyrotropin--blood
Thyroxine--blood
Triiodothyronine--blood