Prednisone increases apoptosis in in vitro activated human peripheral blood T lymphocytes

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 482-490

  Lanza, L ^a,d   Scudeletti, M ^a   Puppo, F ^a   Bosco, O ^a   Peirano, L ^a   Filaci, G ^a   Fecarotta, E ^b,c   Vidali, G ^b   Indiveri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Exp Oncol Molec Endocrinol U   (Italy)

^d DIMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis T lymphocytes; Cytokines; Glucocorticoids; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0029922359     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1996.tb08306.x     Document Type: Article

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