The immunomodulatory activity of the plant proteins Momordica Charantia inhibitor and Pokeweed antiviral protein

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 335-343

  Spreafico, Federico ^c   Malfiore, Carmela ^a   Moras, Maria Luisa ^a   Marmonti, Laura ^a   Filippeschi, Stefania ^a   Barbieri, Luigi ^b   Perocco, Paolo ^b   Stirpe, Fiorenzo ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS PROTEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; INHIBITOR; LEUCINE C 14; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN; PROTEIN; RADIOISOTOPE; THYMIDINE H 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POKEWEED; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0020629533     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0192-0561(83)90037-1     Document Type: Article

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