Sendai virus-induced IFN-α production analysed by immunocytochemistry and computerized image analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-353

  Akerlund K ^a,b   Bjork L ^a   Fehniger, T ^a   Pohl, G ^c   Andersson, J ^a,d   Andersson, U ^a,b,e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BioNative AB   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENDAI VIRUS;

EID: 0029835378     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-317.x     Document Type: Article

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