Strain differences in the cytotoxic activity and TNF production of murine macrophages stimulated by lentinan

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 347-353

  Kerékgyártó, Csilla ^b   Virág, Lászó ^b   Tankó, László ^b   Chihara, Goro ^a   Fachet, József ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Genetic factors; Lentinan; Macrophages; TNF

Indexed keywords

LENTINAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LENTINAN; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030159358     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(96)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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