Effect of acetylcholine on in vitro IL-2 production and NK cell cytotoxicity of rats

Lymphology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-38

  Qiu, Y H ^a   Peng, Y P ^a,b   Jiang, J L ^b   Wang, Jian Jun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CONCANAVALIN A; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PILOCARPINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 1842482069     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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