title: Prenatal HgCl2 exposure in BALB/c mice: gender-specific effects on the ontogeny of the immune system.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology 823, University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Nabawi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Silbergeld
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000187:drug effects; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000633:toxicity*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D008627:Mercuric Chloride / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004202:Disinfectants; D008627:Mercuric Chloride