Mitogen-induced responses in lymphocytes from platypus, the Tasmanian devil and the eastern barred bandicoot

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 408-413

  Stewart, N J ^a   Bettiol, S S ^a   Kreiss, A ^a   Fox, N ^b   Woods, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Mt Pleasant Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bandicoot; Immunology; Lymphocyte proliferation assay; Mycology; Platypus; Tasmanian devil; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MARSUPIAL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MURINAE; PLATYPUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CONCANAVALIN A; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MARSUPIALIA; MITOGENS; MURINAE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLATYPUS; POKEWEED MITOGENS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; PERAMELES GUNNII; PERAMELIDAE; PHYTOLACCACEAE; SARCOPHILUS; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 52349090664     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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