Silicone-induced modulation of natural killer cell activity

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 210, Issue , 1996, Pages 199-208

  Wilson, S D ^a   Munson, A E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030052008     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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