title: Effects of amphetamine on the activity of phagocytosis in mice.
abstract: Experiments were conducted to evaluate the influences of chronic treatment with amphetamine (0.4 mg/kg/day) on the activity of phagocytosis in mice. Results show a decrease of the in vitro and in vivo phagocytosis measured by using the zymosan-particle uptake method and the carbon clearance test, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freire-Garabal
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Núñez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Balboa
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fernández-Rial
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belmonte
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000661:Amphetamine