Adrenergic/Cholinergic immunomodulation in the rat model - In vivo veritas?

Developmental Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Rinner, I ^a   Felsner, P ^a   Liebmann, P M ^a   Hofer, D ^a   Wolfler A ^a   Globerson, A ^b   Schauenstein, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Apoptosis; Catecholamines; Choline acetyl transferase; Dopamine beta hydroxylase; Lymphocytes; Neuroimmunomodulation; Thymic epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; APOPTOSIS; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0031739234     PISSN: 10446672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/30686     Document Type: Conference Paper

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