Phenoloxidase-dependent cytotoxic mechanism in ascidian (Styela plicata) hemocytes active against erythrocytes and K562 tumor cells

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 302-307

  Cammarata, Matteo ^a   Arizza, Vincenco ^a   Parrinello, Nicolò ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Erythrocytes; Hemocytes; K562; Phenoloxidase; Quinones; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; RADICAL; TROPOLONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BLOOD CELL; CELL STRAIN K 562; CYTOTOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OXY; STYELA PLICATA;

EID: 0030667638     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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