Altered T-lymphocyte responsiveness to polyclonal cell activators is responsible for liver cell necrosis in alcohol-fed rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 723-729

  Cao, Q ^a   Batey, R ^a   Pang, G ^b   Clancy, R ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic Liver Disease; CD4+ T cells; Con A; IL 6; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031801019     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb04317.x     Document Type: Article

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