A study of natural cytotoxic (NC) activity in the metrial glands of rats and mice

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 394-400

  Stewart, I J ^a   Peel, S ^a   Webster, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; METRIAL GLAND; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029794758     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-325.x     Document Type: Article

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