Mistletoe lectins I, II and III induce the production of cytokines by cultured human monocytes

Cancer Letters

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-38

  Ribereau Gayon G ^a   Dumont, S ^a   Muller, C ^a   Jung, M L ^a   Poindron, P ^a   Anton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Interleukin 1; Interleukin 6; Mistletoe lectins; Monocytes; Tumor necrosis factor ; Viscum album

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKINS; LECTINS; MONOCYTES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030568057     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(96)04401-1     Document Type: Article

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