Binding capacities of two immunomodulatory lectins, carrier-immobilized glycoligands and steroid hormones in lung cancer and the concentration of nitrite/nitrate in pleural effusions

Lung Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-84

  Timoshenko, A V ^a,b   Kayser, K ^b   Kaltner, H ^a   Andre S ^a   Gabius, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Thoraxklinik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial carcinoma; Ganglioside GM1; Glycobiology; Lectins; N acetyl D glucosamine; Nitric oxide; Pleural effusion; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; HYDROCORTISONE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA LECTIN; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LECTIN BINDING; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030010405     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5002(95)00513-7     Document Type: Article

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