Estimation of serum interferon-gamma level in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Kholoussi, Shams M ^a   Bayoumi, Faten S ^a   El Nady, Hala ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; ALL; Cytokine; IFN ; Interferon gamma; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 42149092527     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.68.72     Document Type: Article

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