In vitro influence of methisoprinol on lymphocyte proliferation in dogs

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-233

  Siwicki, Andrzej K ^a   Mizak, Beata ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dogs; Lymphocyte proliferation; Methisoprinol; Mitogens; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044531150     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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