The interferon system: An overview

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  De Andrea, Marco ^a,b   Ravera, Raffaella ^a   Gioia, Daniela ^b   Gariglio, Marisa ^b   Landolfo, Santo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiviral state; HIN200; Ifi200; Interferon; Interferon inducible genes; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON; IFI16 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERFERON INDUCING AGENT; INTERFERON RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROTEIN;

AICARDI GOUTIERES SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIROGENESIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERFERON INDUCERS; INTERFERONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 10944265051     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2002.0573     Document Type: Review

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