Role of arginine metabolism in immunity and immunopathology

Immunobiology - Tập 212 Số 9-10 - Trang 795-812 - 2008
Elisa Peranzoni1, Ilaria Marigo1, Luigi Dolcetti1, Stefano Ugel1, Nada Sonda1, Elisa Taschin1, Barbara Mantelli1,2, Vincenzo Bronte3, Paola Zanovello1,3
1Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, Padova University, via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova, Italy
2Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy
3Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padova, Italy

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