The novel calcineurin inhibitor ISA247: A more potent immunosuppressant than cyclosporine in vitro

Transplant International

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 767-771

  Bîrsan, Tudor ^a   Dambrin, Camille ^a   Freitag, Derrick G ^b   Yatscoff, Randall W ^b   Morris, Randall E ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Isotechnika Inc   (Canada)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcineurin inhibitors; Cyclosporine; FACS; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; ISA 247; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 23944441184     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00509.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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