MIC-1 is a novel TGF-β superfamily cytokine associated with macrophage activation

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-5

  Fairlie, W D ^a   Moore, A G ^a   Bauskin, A R ^a   Russell, P K ^a   Zhang, H R ^a   Breit, Samuel N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autocrine inhibitors; cDNA cloning; Northern blotting

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032948894     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.65.1.2     Document Type: Review

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