Cellular immunity in malnourished mice.
The effects of malnutrition on the cellular immune response were studied in mice. Cellular immunity, measured by contact sensitivity to 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene, was found to be impaired in protein energy deficient animals.
D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene; D005260:Female; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000276:immunology*; D011488:Protein Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
D001798:Blood Proteins; D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene; D012709:Serum Albumin