Molecular cloning and functional characterization of guinea pig IL-12

International Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1129-1139

  Shiratori, Ikuo ^a,b   Matsumoto, Misako ^a   Tsuji, Shoutaro ^a   Nomura, Midori ^a   Toyoshima, Kumao ^a   Seya, Tsukasa ^a,b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative immunology; Cytokines; Guinea pigs

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; DIMER; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN P35; PROTEIN P40; PROTEIN P70; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOBLAST; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 0034815464     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/13.9.1129     Document Type: Article

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