title: [Effect of vitamin A on immunogenesis].
abstract: Experiments made on mice, rats and rabbits have shown that administration of vitamin A promotes an increase in the weight of the lymphoid organs, thymus and spleen and stimulates production of the antibody-forming cells by the spleen, as well as that of serum antibodies during immunization with different antigens: sheep red blood cells, influenza virus, tetanus and staphylococcal toxoids. The possible mechanisms that underlie vitamin A action are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects*; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000032:analysis; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins; D014801:Vitamin A
vernacular_title: O vliianii vitamina A na immunogenez.