Inhibition of mitogen-activated proliferation of human peripheral lymphocytes in vitro by propionic acid

Clinical Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-103

  Wajner, Moacir ^a,b   Santos, Kátia D ^a,b   Schlottfeldt, Jeanine L ^a,b   Rocha, Maureen P ^a,b   Wannmacher, Clóvis M D ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Cienc Basicas da Saude   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Lymphocyte proliferation; Methylmalonic acid; Propionic acid

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; TRYPAN BLUE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA; RECURRENT INFECTION;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CONCANAVALIN A; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; POKEWEED MITOGENS; PROPIONIC ACIDS;

EID: 0032900260     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19980261     Document Type: Article

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