Expression of rabbit interleukin-4 and characterization of its biologic activity on T and B-cells

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Leader, Brandon T ^a   VanVoorhis, Wesley C ^a   Lukehart, Sheila A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell; IL 4; Interleukin 4; MHC class II; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HISTIDINE; INTERLEUKIN 4 ANTIBODY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 4; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; T LYMPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SPODOPTERA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

INSECTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33747824808     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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