Melatonin activates Th1 lymphocytes by increasing IL-12 production
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Life Sciences
- Vol. 65 (20), 2143-2150
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00479-8
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