Development of a lymphocyte-transformation-assay for peripheral blood lymphocytes of the harbor porpoise and detection of cytokines using the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-68

  Beineke, A ^a   Siebert, U ^b   Van Elk, N ^c   Baumgartner W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Dolfinarium Harderwijk   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Harbor porpoise; House keeping gene; Lymphocyte transformation assay; Mitogens; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CONCANAVALIN A; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CETACEA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHOTOMETRY; PORPOISE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 1142297728     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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