Comparison of immunological properties of various bioactive combinations

Biomedical Papers

Volumn 156, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 218-223

  Vetvicka, Vaclav ^a   Vetvickova, Jana ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Glucan; IL 2; NK cells; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; NITRIC OXIDE; OVALBUMIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-2; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; OVALBUMIN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 84867612175     PISSN: 12138118     EISSN: 18047521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/bp.2012.065     Document Type: Article

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