The effects of triodothyronine and thymulin on avian NK cytolytic activity

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 1823-1830

  Marsh, James A ^a   Merlino, Patricia G ^a   Staeheli, Peter ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian interferon ; Natural killer cells; Thymulin; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

FICOLL; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIOTHYRONINE; LIOTRIX; THYMULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL SEPARATION; CELL STRAIN; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; EFFECTOR CELL; FOWL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX LINKAGE; SPLEEN CELL; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKENS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034890385     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00106-0     Document Type: Article

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