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Original Article

The Inhibitory Effect of the Muscarinic Agonist Pilocarpine on Lymphocyte Activation Involves the IL-2 Pathway and the Increase in Suppressor Cell Function

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Pages 277-285 | Received 08 Feb 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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