Studies on Oral Immune Reactions in the Genetically Mercury-Sensitive BN Rat and in the Hyperplastic BN-(BNxLEW) Graft-versus-Host Disease
Mercury (Hg) is known to induce adverse immune reactions in sensitive individuals. e.g. selected inbred animal strains. Such reactions involve oral tissues and may reflect immune phenomena, that may also occur in some human oral diseases. Administration of low doses of HgCl2 to the genetically Hg-sensitive BN rats results in the development of a syndrome with autoimmune features [BN(Hg
