1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and a novel vitamin D analogue MC 903 are potent inhibitors of human interleukin 1 in vitro
✍ Scribed by K. Muller; M. Svenson; K. Bendtzen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-2478
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