Propagation of a transmissible cytotoxic activity on cultures of human peripheral blood lymphocytes

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Portolani, Marinella ^a   Beretti, Francesca ^a   Bartoletti, Anna M ^a   Pietrosemoli, Paola ^a   Salvioli, Stefano ^b,c   Franceschi, Claudio ^b,c,d   Sena, Paola ^e   De Pol, Anto ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Interdepartmental Centre L Galvani CIG   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human preripheral blood lymphocytes; Misfolded proteins; Transmissible cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CERCOPITHECUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CYTOTOXINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; VERO CELLS;

EID: 52749098099     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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