Heterogeneity in F-actin polymerization of cord blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes stimulated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine

Pediatrics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Taniuchi, Shoichiro ^a   Kinoshita, Yo ^a   Yamamoto, Akemi ^a   Fujiwara, Toru ^a   Hattori, Kazuhiro ^a   Hasui, Masashi ^a   Kobayashi, Yohnosuke ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cord blood; F actin; Neonate; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; PHALLACIDIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0033026778     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.1999.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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