Regulation of cytokine production in aging: Use of recombinant cytokines to upregulate mitogen-stimulated spleen cells

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 157-169

  Frasca, Daniela ^a   Pucci, Sabina ^a   Goso, Cristina ^a   Barattini, Paola ^a   Barile, Simona ^a   Pioli, Claudio ^a   Doria, Gino ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Cytokines; Th1 cells; Th2 cells

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030970254     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(96)01825-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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