Methylmercury: Decreased Antibody Formation in Mice
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 155 (4) , 602-604
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-155-39859
Abstract
Antibody synthesis was decreased in mice fed 1, 5 or 10 ppm methylmercury for 10 wk. The primary immune response was significantly suppressed, while the secondary response was impaired but not significantly. Methylmercury apparently affects the B [bone marrow-derived] cell or plasma-cell synthesis of Ig[immunoglobulin]M antibody.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: