Release of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors in Mediterranean spotted fever rickettsiosis

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-235

  Kern, Winfried V ^a   Oristrell, Joaquim ^b   Segura Porta, F ^b   Kern, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS;

EID: 0029913768     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.2.233-235.1996     Document Type: Article

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