The level of ATP production in mitogen-stimulated CD4+ lymphocytes is independent of the time of ingestion of immunosuppressive agents

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-117

  Akhlaghi, Fatemeh ^a   Gohh, Reginald Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYCLOSPORIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; AGED; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649142497     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: 15363694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181c324df     Document Type: Letter

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