Effect of Lithium Salts on the Microstructure of the Thymus and on Vitamin C Content in Some Lymphatic Organs,the Liver and Suprarenal Glands in F1 Mouse Crosses (CBA X C57BL)

Abstract

The administration of lithium chloride (LiCl) to mice by intraperitoneal injection caused involution in the thymus, both in the cortex and medulla. Lithium also considerably decreased vitamin C (ascorbic acid) content in all of the organs that were studied: thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, suprarenal glands, and liver.

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involution lithium chloride liver lymph nodes spleen suprarenal glands thymus vitamin C

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