Culture and stimulation of tammar wallaby lymphocytes

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 685-701

  Young, L J ^a   Deane, E M ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Macropus eugenii; Marsupial; Mitogen; PBMC; Serum free; Stimulation; Tammar wallaby

Indexed keywords

MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE STRUCTURE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; THYMIDINE;

MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA;

EID: 34250773016     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-0057-9     Document Type: Article

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