Does L-Canavanine Ingestion Induce Murine SLE?: Paradoxical Effects on Survival of BALB/c Mice

Journal of Nutritional Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 17-27

  Brown, Dan L ^a   Naiki, Mitsuru ^b   Gershwin, M Eric ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti nucleic acid antibody; Canavanine; Longevity; Mouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 15444373886     PISSN: 10495150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J053v05n03_02     Document Type: Article

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