A convenient and reliable IL-2 bioassay using frozen CTLL-2 to improve the detection of helper T lymphocyte precursors

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-192

  Weston, Lyanne ^a,b   Geczy, Andrew ^a   Farrell, Caroline ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

CTLL 2 cell line; Helper T lymphocyte; IL 2 bioassay

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; HELPER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROLYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERLEUKIN-2; MICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031949137     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.1998.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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