title: [Increase in the number of Kurloff cells following estrogen stimulation in guinea pigs: demonstrated latency period].
abstract: The comparative study between plasma estradiol levels and KURLOFF cell numbers in the blood and some organs of adult, non pregnant female guinea-pigs, leads us to describe a biphasic response of the KURLOFF cells to estrogen stimulation. The first step, a five day lag-phase, is followed by a secondary increase of KURLOFF cell numbers with a peculiarly noticeable storage in the thymus parenchyma.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000187:drug effects*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol
vernacular_title: Augmentation du nombre des cellules de Kurloff après stimulation oestrogénique chez le cobaye: mise en évidence d'un temps de latence.