The enhancement of avian NK cell cytotoxicity by thymulin is not mediated by the regulation of IFN-γ production

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-110

  Merlino, P G ^a   Marsh, J A ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Flow cytometry; HD 11 cells; IFN ; Inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS); NK cells; T cells; Thymulin

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; THYMULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPLEEN CELL;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036027681     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(01)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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