Diltiazem modulates monokine production in human mixed lymphocyte culture

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1411-1413

  D'Ambrosio, Antonella ^a   Giacomini, Elena ^a   Camponeschi, Barbara ^a   Quintieri, Francesca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DILTIAZEM; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED;

EID: 0032571984     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199805270-00025     Document Type: Article

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