The effect of anti-oestrogens on cytokine production in vitro

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Jarvinen L S ^a   Pyrhonen S ^b   Kairemo, K J A ^b   Paavonen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TAMOXIFEN; TOREMIFENE;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029885590     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-85.x     Document Type: Article

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