Interleukin 1β and GABA-transaminase activity in rat thymus

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 719-728

  Cavallotti, D ^a   Artico, M ^a   Cavallotti, C ^a   De Santis, S ^a   Leali, F Tranquilli ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

GABA transaminase; Gabaergic nerve fibers; Immuno response; Interleukin 1 ; Thymus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 1;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; THYMUS; VEIN WALL; ANIMAL; ARTERY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN; WISTAR RAT;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-1; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMUS GLAND; VEINS;

EID: 0034257918     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(00)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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