Middendorp S. and Nieuwenhuis E. NKT cells in mucosal immunity. <...> Human innate immunosenescence: causes and consequences for immunity in old age. <...> The studies were performed on 90 outbred mature 3 month-old male rats (20 animals in each experimental group and 10 animals in each control groups). <...> The animals were exposed to a course of weakly mineralized organic bituminous, thermal iodobromine and strong (concentrated) sulfide baths present on the territory of Azerbaijan. <...> The experiments performed have shown a significant sensitivity of the lymphoid structures of the rat pharynx to the balneal procedures. <...> After exposure to iodobromine and bituminous baths, the signs of lymphocytopoiesis activation were noted. <...> The exposure to strong sulfide baths resulted in a morphological regression of lymphoid apparatus of rat larynx, which raises the question on the expediency of the use of these procedures in practical balneology. <...> Key words: pharynx, mucous membrane, lymphoid tissue, local immunity, balneal treatment Department of Human Anatomy, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku; Department of Human Anatomy, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University 25!
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