Adrenocorticotropin - A central trigger in immune responsiveness: Tonal inhibition of immune activation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 471-478

  Stefano, G B ^a   Smith, E M ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029987955     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90028-6     Document Type: Article

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