Effect of abrin on cell-mediated immune responses in mice

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Ramnath, V ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^b   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^b  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

^b AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Abrin; Abrus precatorius; Cell Mediated Immune Responses; Mitogenic Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; COMPLEMENT; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYMOCYTE;

ABRIN; ABRUS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL CYTOTOXICITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; K562 CELLS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

ABRUS PRECATORIUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746836122     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600816764     Document Type: Article

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