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Aldicarb suppresses macrophage but not natural killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxicity of tumor cells

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  1. Department of Biology, Division of Microbiology and Immunology, USA

    Rathinam S. Selvan, Timothy N. Dean, Prakash S. Nagarkatti & Mitzi Nagarkatti

  2. Department of Veterinary Biqsciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Hara P. Misra

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Selvan, R.S., Dean, T.N., Misra, H.P. et al. Aldicarb suppresses macrophage but not natural killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxicity of tumor cells. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 676–682 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701987

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