Leu-enkephalin enhances interferon secretion in mice

Research in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-144

  Gabrilovac, Jelka ^a   Ikic Sutlic, Marina ^b   Knezevic, Nikola ^a   Poljak, Ljiljana ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Interferon; Leu enkephalin; NK cell activity; Poly IC

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; INTERFERON INDUCERS; INTERFERONS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; POLY I-C; SPLEEN;

EID: 0029913111     PISSN: 03009130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004330050020     Document Type: Article

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