Interferons α/β and their receptors: Place in the hierarchy of cytokines

APMIS

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-186

  Zav'yalov, Vladimir P ^a   Zav'yalova, Galina A ^a  

^a Institute of Immunological Engineering   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Interferons ; Receptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; INTERFERON; INTERFERON RECEPTOR; VACCINE;

HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030948056     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb00556.x     Document Type: Review

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