Distribution and behavior of the Ah receptor in murine T lymphocytes

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-284

  Lawrence, B Paige ^a   Leid, Mark ^a   Kerkvliet, Nancy I ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENZYME INDUCTION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030175773     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0126     Document Type: Article

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