Cyclosporin A promotes spontaneous outgrowth in vitro of Epstein–Barr virus-induced B-cell lines
✍ Scribed by Bird, A. Graham; McLachlan, Sandra M.; Britton, Sven
- Book ID
- 109721796
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 289
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/289300a0
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