Optimization of an in vitro assay which measures the proliferation of duck T lymphocytes from peripheral blood in response to stimulation with PHA and ConA

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-310

  Bertram, Edward M ^a   Jilbert, Allison R ^a,b   Kotlarski, Leva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Duck; Proliferation; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ P;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MITOGENICITY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030806873     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(97)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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