Measurement of T-lymphocyte responses in whole-blood cultures using newly synthesized DNA and ATP

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-311

  Sottong, P R ^a   Rosebrock, J A ^b   Britz, J A ^a   Kramer, T R ^c  

^a Cylex Incorporated   (United States)

^b ImmTech Inc   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; THYMIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VACCINATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONCANAVALIN A; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DNA; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 0034052928     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.7.2.307-311.2000     Document Type: Article

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