Effect of enkephalins and endorphins on cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells and macrophages/monocytes in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 326, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Kowalski, Jan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Endorphin; Enkephalin; Macrophage; Natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; DYNORPHIN A; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; PROENKEPHALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030973504     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)85420-9     Document Type: Article

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