Biological assays for interferons

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 21-36

  Meager, Anthony ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Interferons; Potency measurements; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GENE PRODUCT; INTERFERON; LUCIFERASE;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPECTRUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERONS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036498813     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(01)00570-1     Document Type: Review

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