Effect of growth hormone therapy on immune function

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 663-664

  Ammann, Arthur J ^a   Sherman, Barry M ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0023132520     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(87)80579-6     Document Type: Letter

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7. Human immunobiology
8. Laboratory methods of detecting cellular immunodeficiency