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Interleukins and Haematopoietic Growth Factors

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One of the most challenging areas of contemporary oncological and immunological research is represented by investigation of the potential clinical use of human cytokines.

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Rosenthal, F.M., Lindemann, A., Herrmann, F., Mertelsmann, R. (1990). Interleukins and Haematopoietic Growth Factors. In: Mertelsmann, R. (eds) Lymphohaematopoietic Growth Factors in Cancer Therapy. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76037-2_2

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