Endogenous and exogenously-induced immunomodulation of tumour-host responsiveness

In spite of the availability of multiple effector mechanisms of the immune system to combat tumour growth and metastases, their impairment frequently accompanies the appearance of cancer. Factors contributing to this impairment may be related to properties of the host and/or the tumour itself and ma...

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Main Authors: Richard J. Ablin, Janos Polgar, Maurice J. Gonder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1987-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000600013