Modulation of T cell function by alpha-fetoprotein: An in vivo study on porcine thyroid peroxidase-induced experimental autoimmune thyroiditis in transgenic mice producing human alpha-fetoprotein

Tumor Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 162-171

  Matsuura, E ^c   Kang, Y ^a   Kitakawa, H ^a   Ogata, A ^a   Kotani, T ^b   Ohtaki, S ^b   Nishi, Shinzo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Immunoregulation; Thyroid peroxidase; Transgenic mouse; Fetoprotein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BETA ACTIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; FAS ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PROTEIN BCL 2; THYROID PEROXIDASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0032923494     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030059     Document Type: Article

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