Experimental testicular teratoma promotes formation of humoral immune responses in the host testis

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-126

  Sundstrom J ^a   Verajankorva E ^a   Salminen, E ^a   Pelliniemi, L J ^a   Pollanen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

CD1d; IL 10; IL 2; IL 6; Immune response; Testis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CD18 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKINE; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER GRAFT; CANCER INVASION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TESTIS TERATOMA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, SCID; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0344061550     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(98)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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