Conditioned medium from activated spleen cells supports the survival of rat retinal cells in vitro

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1299-1303

  Sholl Franco, A ^a,b   Araujo, E G ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Development; Growth factor; Neuroimmunology; Retina

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RETINA; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CYTOKINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RETINA; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031263156     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997001100006     Document Type: Article

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