Apoptosis as a Mechanism of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-Induced Immunotoxicity
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a highly toxic environmental pollutant and is well known for its immunotoxic effects, particularly on the thymus. The exact mechanism by which TCDD induces thymic atrophy is not known. In the current study, we investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptos...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40094 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-102298-214410/ |