Effects of L-arginine supplementation on human lymphocyte proliferation in response to nonspecific and alloantigenic stimulation

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Wiebke, Eric A ^b   Grieshop, Neil A ^a   Sidner, Richard A ^a   Howard, Thomas J ^b   Yang, Suijin ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; ORNITHINE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031171786     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1997.5082     Document Type: Article

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