The effects of cyclosporin A on V(D)J recombination activity

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 494-498

  Dobbeling U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINE; DOWN REGULATION; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030979483     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-426.x     Document Type: Article

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