Effects of cholesterol and docosahexaenoic acid on cell viability and (Ca2+)i levels in acutely isolated mouse thymocytes

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Sandal, Suleyman ^a,c   Tuneva, Jelena ^a   Yilmaz, Bayram ^b   Carpenter, David O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cell death; Flow cytometry; Fluo 3; Immune function; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; IONOMYCIN; LINOLEIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL DEATH; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65549126900     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1549     Document Type: Article

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