A trace element preparation containing zinc increases the production of interleukin-6 in human monocytes and glial cells

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-301

  Falus, András ^a   Béres Jr , József ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Trace Element Research Center   (Hungary)

Author keywords

glioblastoma; interleukin 1; interleukin 6; lipopolysaccharide; monocyte; Trace element; tumor necrosis factor; Zn

Indexed keywords

BERES DROPS PLUS; BORON; COBALT; COPPER; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; IRON; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE;

EID: 0030009422     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784084     Document Type: Article

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