Murine mast cells exposed to mercuric chloride release granule- associated N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminidase and secrete IL4 and TNF-α

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1108-1114

  Dastych, Jaroslaw ^a   Walczak Drzewiecka, Aurelia ^a   Wyczolkowska, Janina ^a   Metcalfe, Dean D ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

IL 4; Mast cell; Mercuric chloride; TNF

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME RELEASE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032864566     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70186-7     Document Type: Article

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