In vitro proliferation of blood, spleen and thymus leukocytes from the turtle Mauremys caspica

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-309

  Muñoz, Francisco J ^a   De La Fuente, Mónica ^b  

^a University of Pompeu Fabra   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leukocyte; Mitogen; Peripheral blood leukocytes; Proliferation; Reptile; Spleen; Thymus; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MAUREMYS CASPICA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPLEEN CELL; SPRING; THYMOCYTE; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MAUREMYS; MAUREMYS CASPICA; PHYTOLACCACEAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037340015     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1532-0456(03)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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