Effect of anticonvulsant drugs on interleukins-1, -2 and -6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 133-136

  Verrotti, A ^a   Basciani, F ^a   Trotta, D ^a   Greco, R ^a   Morgese, G ^b   Chiarelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Chemokine; Epilepsy; Interleukins; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035710892     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-001-8024-1     Document Type: Article

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