Interleukin-15, a leukocyte activator and growth factor, is produced by cortical tubular epithelial cells

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1194-1201

  Weiler, Michal ^a   Rogashev, Boris ^a   Einbinder, Tom ^a   Hausmann, Michael J ^a   Kaneti, Jacob ^a   Chaimovitz, Cidio ^a   Douvdevani, Amos ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031780939     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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