Detection of interleukin 6-producing cells among various organs in normal mice with an improved enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-355

  Okamoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Murakami, Hiroko ^a   Nishida, Mikio ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Bromo 4 chloro 3 indolylphosphate p toluidine salt and nitroblue tetrazolium chloride; BALB c mouse; Cytokine secretion; Enzyme linked immunospot assay; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BONE MARROW; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; SPLEEN; THYMUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030836492     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.349     Document Type: Article

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