Dendritic cells produce interleukin-12 in hyperthyroid mice

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 625-629

  Tamaru, M ^a   Matsuura, B ^a   Miyauchi, S ^a   Onji, M ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITIC CELLS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN;

EID: 0033399682     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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