Mouse granulated metrial gland cell cytotoxicity of Wehi 164 cells: Is there a role for interleukin-3 and tumour necrosis factor-α?

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 423-427

  Stewart, I J ^a   Peel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Granulated metrial gland cell; IL 3; Mouse; NC cell; TNF

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51; INTERLEUKIN 3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CHROMIUM 51 RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTE; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; METRIAL GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032864570     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00457.x     Document Type: Article

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