Effects of beauverolide L and cyclosporin A on humoral and cellular immune response of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Vilcinskas, A ^a   Jegorov, A ^b   Landa, Z ^c   Gotz P ^a   Matha, V ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beauveria; Beauverolide L; Cyclosporin A; Cytoskeleton; Entomopathogens; Galleria mellonella; Immunity; Insects; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BEAUVEROLIDE L; CECROPIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HEMOLYMPH; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CYCLOSPORINE; CYTOSKELETON; DEPSIPEPTIDES; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LARVA; MOTHS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC;

EID: 0033041474     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(98)10082-8     Document Type: Article

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