Science, Vol 198, Issue 4314, 302-303
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Arteriosclerosis: is stress-induced immune suppression a risk factor?
EC Lattime
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HR Strausser
Female Sprague-Dawley rats, purchased as retired breeders, developed arteriosclerosis that was accompanied by immune complex deposition in the arterial lesion and depressed immune responsiveness to T cell mitogens.