In vitro effect of biogenic amines on the hormone content of immune cells of the peritoneal fluid and thymus. Is there a hormonal network inside the immune system?

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-228

  Csaba, G ^a   Kovacs P ^a   Pállinger, Éva ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Granulocyte; Histamine; Hormones; Lymphocyte; Serotonin; T3

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINE; ENDORPHIN; HISTAMINE; HORMONE ANTIBODY; LIOTHYRONINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOCYTE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; RAT; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; ENDORPHINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; THYMUS GLAND; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 33847012132     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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