The significance of zinc for leukocyte biology

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 571-577

  Wellinghausen, Nele ^a   Rink, Lothar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Immunology; Review; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031790234     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.64.5.571     Document Type: Review

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