Quantitative evaluation of macrophage phagocytosing capacity by a fluorometric assay

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 347-355

  Miliukiene, Vale ^a   Biziulevičiene, Gene ^a   Pilinkiene, Audrone ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Fluorometric assay; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOASSAY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0346936159     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.54.2003.3-4.12     Document Type: Review

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