Melatonin as immunompdulator in immunodeficient mice

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 81-89

  Caroleo, M Cristina ^a   Frasca, Daniela ^a   Nisticó, Giuseppe ^a   Doria, Gino ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibody; IL 2; Immunodeficiency; Melatonin; T cell

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 2; MELATONIN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGING; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; IN VITRO; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 0026535296     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3109(92)90031-7     Document Type: Article

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