MTS/PMS colorimetric assay is unsuitable for measuring mitogenic responses in porcine blood lymphocytes

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Rotter, B A ^a,b   Oh, Y N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Research Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

cell proliferation; lymphocyte, porcine; tetrazolium salt

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COLORIMETRY; CONCANAVALIN A; IMMUNOASSAY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; SWINE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030589820     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00183-4     Document Type: Article

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