Immunostimulatory Effect of Bacillus firmus on Mouse Lymphocytes

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-197

  Prokesova L ^a   Mlckova P ^a   Stankova I ^a   Ladmanova P ^a   Jezkova J ^a   Chalupna P ^a   Novotna O ^a   Cechova D ^a   Julak J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACILLUS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BACILLUS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036367857     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817682     Document Type: Article

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