Increased natural killer resistance to cyclosporine A by continuous doses of dexamethasone in rats

Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-411

  Kamio, E ^a   Sakamoto, Y ^a   Kimura, T ^a   Takakuwa, H ^b   Sakurai, M ^a,d   Hosokawa, J I ^a   Nakagawa, K ^c   Yoshida, F ^a   Tagami, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Uyou Gakuen Junior College   (Japan)

^c Kinu Ishikai Hospital   (Japan)

^d OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPPRESSOR CELL; TUMOR CELL; ZONA FASCICULATA;

EID: 0030713434     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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