Validation of a new highly standardised, lab-independent whole-blood leukocyte function assay for clinical trials (ILCS®)

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 667-671

  Schmolz, M ^c   Hurst, T L ^a   Bailey, D M ^b   Powell, J R ^a   Forsey, R J ^a   Thompson, J M ^a   Williams, C ^b   Pawelec, G ^d  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EDI Experimental and Diagnostic Immunology GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Cytokine synthesis; Immune dysregulation; In vivo; Instant leukocyte culture system; Leukocyte function; Loughborough intermittent shuttle test; Physical stress; Whole blood test

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE CULTURE; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOKINES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; STRESS;

EID: 1642544645     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2003.09.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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