title: Difference in polyamine transport in human B and T lymphocytes.
abstract: Preparations enriched in human blood B lymphocytes are able to take up polyamines efficiently. Uptake by T cells is barely detectable. Human non-circulating B cells (from tonsils) have a much lower ability to take up polyamines, as do mixed populations of bovine lymph nodes. B cells contain a higher amount of endogenous polyamines and show higher ornithine decarboxylase activity than T cells.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina e Oncologia Sperimentale, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombatto
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fulgosi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massaia
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grillo
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines