Spontaneous secretion of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) by cells isolated from herniated lumbar discal tissue after discectomy

Cytokine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 703-705

  Koch, Hannjörg ^a   Reinecke, Julio A ^b   Meijer, Hans ^b   Wehling, Peter ^a  

^a Praxis Klin fur Orthopadie N   (Germany)

^b Orthogen Gentechnologie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

IL 1Ra; IL 1 ; Lumbar disc; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL SECRETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 0032168595     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1998.0353     Document Type: Article

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