Synergistic interaction between dehydroepiandrosterone and presnisolone in the inhibition of rat lymphocyte proliferation

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-456

  Meno Tetang, Guy M L ^a   Hon, Yuen Yi ^a   Jusko, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PRASTERONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029831910     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979609052746     Document Type: Article

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