Immunoadjuvant activity of crude lectin extracted from Momordica charantia seed

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-535

  Huang, Li ^a   Ikejiri, Ai ^a   Shimizu, Yuya ^a   Adachi, Takumi ^a   Goto, Yoshitaka ^a   Toyama, Jun ^b   Tanaka, Hidenori ^b   Akashi, Ryo ^a   Uchida, Kazuyuki ^a   Miyata, Hironori ^c   Haga, Takeshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lectin; Momordica charantia; Vaccine adjuvant

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOMORDICA; MOUSE; PLANT SEED;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LECTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOMORDICA; SEEDS;

ANIMALIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MUS;

EID: 44849086240     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.533     Document Type: Article

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