Antigen-specific response of murine immune system toward a yeast β-glucan preparation, zymosan

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-139

  Miura, T ^a,b   Ohno, N ^a   Miura, N N ^a   Adachi, Y ^a   Shimada, S ^b   Yadomae, T ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti zymosan antibody; Antigen specific; Zymosan; Glucan

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0032893738     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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