Suppression and transient induction of lymphokines in cancer patients after administration of polyethylene glycolated interleukin-2
โ Scribed by Yihshing Shih; Michael W. Konrad; M. Kim Warren; Anne Childs; Carolyn Paradise; Frederick J. Meyers; Eric S. Groves
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 781 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2980
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