Comparison of the in vivo effects of morphine and methadone on natural killer cell activity in spleen, peritoneal cavity, and lungs in rats

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 401-407

  Van Der Laan, J W ^a   Timmerman, H ^a   Van Loveren, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lungs; Methadone; Morphine; Natural killer cells; Opiates; Peritoneal cavity; Spleen

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CHROMIUM RADIOISOTOPES; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUNG; MALE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030158785     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(96)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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