Immunopharmacology of rapamycin

Annual Review of Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue , 1996, Pages 483-510

  Abraham, Robert T ^a   Wiederrecht, Gregory J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

cell cycle; growth control; immunosuppression; lymphocyte activation; protein synthesis inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; RAPAMYCIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TACROLIMUS;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; POLYENES; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 0030010183     PISSN: 07320582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.14.1.483     Document Type: Review

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