Chronic ethanol inhibits NK cell cytolytic activity: Role of opioid peptide β-endorphin

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 5645-5652

  Boyadjieva, N ^a   Dokur, M ^a   Advis, J P ^a   Meadows, G G ^a   Sarkar, D K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0035889932     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.10.5645     Document Type: Article

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