Mitogen hypotheses revisited: Enhancement of allograft tolerance and replacement of transplantation procedures in treating cancer

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-209

  Wimer, Bruce M ^a  

^a JBMW Immunotherapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034105365     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2000.15.207     Document Type: Article

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