Effect of Bacillus subtilis spore administration on activation of macrophages and natural killer cells in mice

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 215-225

  Kosaka, T ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Nakada, Y ^a   Yukawa, M ^a   Tanaka, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Interferon; Macrophages; Mouse; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL LINE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; SPLEEN; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032574103     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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