Half-body x-ray suppresses the acquisition of delayed-type hypersensitivity in the mouse.
800 R half-body x-ray suppressed the acquisition of allergic contact dermatitis in mice (1) if the x-ray field included the lymph nodes regional to the sensitization site, and (2) when x-ray was given during, but not immediately before, induction of the sensitivity.
D000818:Animals; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000276:immunology; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011828:Radiation Chimera; D014965:X-Rays