Comparison of the in vitro antiproliferative effects of five immunosuppressive drugs on lymphocytes in whole blood from cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 906-909

  Kyles, Andrew E ^a   Gregory, Clare R ^a   Craigmill, Arthur L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; POKEWEED MITOGEN; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; TERIFLUNOMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033894545     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.906     Document Type: Article

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