ACTH enhancement of T-lymphocyte cytotoxic responses

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 743-757

  Johnson, Eve W ^a,b   Hughes Jr , Thomas K ^a   Smith, Eric M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Medicalliance Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune system; Neuroendocrine system; Pituitary; Psychoneuroimmunology; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TARGET CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; PITUITARY GLAND; PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY; STRESS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 23944513822     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-3972-8     Document Type: Article

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