Inhibition of human T lymphoblast proliferation by hydroquinone

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-323

  Li, Qing ^a   Geiselhart, Lisa ^a   Mittler, James N ^a   Mudzinski, Stanley P ^a   Lawrence, David A ^b   Freed, Brian M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROQUINONE; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; T LYMPHOBLAST; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030220525     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0171     Document Type: Article

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