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Dimethyl sulfoxide inhibits T lymphocyte adhesion to carcinoma cells

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  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, B3H 4H7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    David W. Hoskin

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Blay, J., MacKenzie, W.M. & Hoskin, D.W. Dimethyl sulfoxide inhibits T lymphocyte adhesion to carcinoma cells. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 33, 731–733 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-997-0147-6

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