Expression and in vitro upregulation of MHCII in koala lymphocytes

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Lau, Quintin ^a   Canfield, Paul J ^a   Higgins, Damien P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunophenotype; Koala; Lymphocyte function; Marsupial; MHC class II

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; KOALA; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; T LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; UP-REGULATION;

EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 84860917675     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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