Tricyclic antidepressants inhibit human natural killer cells

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Xiao, Linsheng ^a   Eneroth, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CYCLIC GMP; DIBUTYRYL CYCLIC GMP; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMIPRAMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0029872782     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0068     Document Type: Article

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