Cytokine-induced gene expression at the crossroads of innate immunity, inflammation and fertility: TSG-6 and PTX3/TSG-14

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 129-146

  Wisniewski, Hans Georg ^a   Vilček, Jan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; CIA; CRP; HA; Hyluronan; I I; IL 1; Inter inhibitor; Interleukin 1; mBSA; Methylated bovine serum albumin; Pentraxin 3; PTX3; SAP; Serum amyloid P component; TNF; TSG 6; Tumor necrosis factor; Tumor necrosis factor stimulated gene 6

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1; PENTRAXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTHRITIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOIMMUNITY; COVALENT BOND; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHONDROCYTES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFLAMMATION; OOCYTES; OVARY; SERUM AMYLOID P-COMPONENT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 1942477316     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2004.01.005     Document Type: Review

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