Cellular activating properties and morphology of membrane-bound and purified meningococcal lipopolysaccharide

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 437-445

  Bjerre, Anna ^a   Brusletto, Berit ^b   Rosenqvist, Einar ^c   Namork, Ellen ^a   Kierulf, Peter ^b   Øvstebø, Reidun ^b   Joø, Gun Britt ^b   Brandtzæg, Petter ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Departments of Vaccinology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CD14 ANTIGEN; HEPARIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; SILVER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MONOCYTE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OUTER MEMBRANE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PURIFICATION; SILVER STAINING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TARGET CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS; LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OAT MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0034446737     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09680519000060060501     Document Type: Article

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