Influence of different conditions on kinetics of tumor necrosis factor alpha release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells after stimulation with Cryptococcus neoformans: A possible explanation for different results

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 792-794

  Chaka, Wendy ^a   Verheul, André F M ^a   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 12644288350     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.6.792-794.1997     Document Type: Short Survey

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