Lipopolysaccharide stimulates the expression of pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA in chicken macrophages, as demonstrated with a competitive polymerase chain reaction

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Gerets, Helga H J ^a   Peeters, Kristel ^a   Van der Gucht, Estel ^a   Vandesande, Frans ^a   Berghman, Luc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chicken; Competitive PCR; HD11 cells; Lipopolysaccharide; POMC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

BACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL TYPE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0036659331     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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