The role of early growth response gene 1 (egr-1) in regulation of the immune response

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-166

  McMahon, Steven B ^a,b   Monroe, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen; CHD44; Cytokines; ICAM 1; Interleukin 2; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

HUMAN; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MYELOPOIESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029759909     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.60.2.159     Document Type: Review

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