In vivo thymulin treatments enhance avian lung natural killer cell cytotoxicity in response to infectious bronchitis virus

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-113

  Oliver, Molly A ^a   Marsh, James A ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian infectious bronchitis virus; Natural killer cells; Thymulin

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHROMIUM 51; THYMULIN; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; BRONCHITIS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE MODEL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUNG; MALE; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 0037240867     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(02)00236-9     Document Type: Article

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