Specific inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation and induction of apoptosis by CLL-I, a β-galactoside-binding lectin

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 365-373

  Rabinovich, Gabriel A ^a   Modesti, Nidia M ^b   Castagna, Leonardo F ^b   Landa, Carlos A ^b   Riera, Clelia M ^a   Sotomayor, Claudia Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Cordoba   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cellular proliferation; CLL I; Galectins; Immunomodulators

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; DNA FRAGMENT; GALECTIN; LECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; DNA CONTENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030799196     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021762     Document Type: Article

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