Improved technique for cannulation of the murine thoracic duct: A valuable tool for the dissection of immune responses

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Ionac, M ^a   Laskay, T ^a   Labahn, D ^a   Geisslinger, G ^a   Solbach, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

lymph; lymph cell; microsurgery; mouse; thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH; MICROSURGERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; LYMPH; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSURGERY; STAINING AND LABELING; THORACIC DUCT;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031043460     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00226-8     Document Type: Article

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