Suppression of adjuvant arthritis in rats by intraperitoneal Mycobacterium butyricum

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Conforti, A ^a,b   Lussignoli, S ^a   Bertani, S ^a   Ortolani, R ^a   Brendolan, A ^a   Cestari, T ^a   Andrighetto, G ^a   Bellavite, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BUTYRICUM; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; RAT;

EID: 0031921202     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.2.169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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