Ricin toxicity to microglial and monocytic cells

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-93

  Battelli, Maria Giulia ^a   Musiani, Silvia ^a   Monti, Barbara ^a   Buonamici, Laura ^a   Sparapani, Mauro ^a   Contestabile, Antonio ^a   Stirpe, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microglial; Monocytic cells; Ricin toxicity

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; ENDOTOXIN; LACTOSE; MANNAN; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; RICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MANNOSE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTES; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RICIN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0034988893     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(01)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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