Interferon production in whole blood cultures from volunteers and rheumatoid arthritis patients after medication with oral enzymes

International Journal of Immunotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 159-165

  Lackovic, V ^a   Rovensky, J ^a   Horvathova M ^b   Malis, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (Slovakia)

^b INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROLASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRYPSIN; WOBENZYM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LEUKOCYTE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031402563     PISSN: 02559625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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