The human Clara cell protein: Biochemical and biological characterisation of a natural immunosuppressor

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 385-387

  Dierynck, I ^b   Bernard, A ^b   Roels, H ^b   De Ley, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti cytokine; Clara cell protein; Cytokine; Interferon ; Natural killer cells; Phospholipase A2

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL SPECIFIC PROTEIN; CLARA CELL-SPECIFIC PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; PROTEIN; UTEROGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYTOKINES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PROTEINS; UTEROGLOBIN;

EID: 0030178485     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859600100621     Document Type: Article

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