Tonsillectomy and immune responses.
Immune response were examined in 10-year-old boys just before and one month after tonsillectomy, and in young male adults tonsillectomized 10 years earlier. All the parameters studied were found to be quite normal.
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000494:pharmacology; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000494:pharmacology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D014373:Tuberculin; D003208:Concanavalin A; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D003165:Complement System Proteins