The peptide molecular links between the central nervous and the immune systems

Amino Acids

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-176

  Siemion, I Z ^a   Kluczyk, A ^a   Cebrat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

CNS immune system molecular links; Immunopeptides; Neuropeptides; Thymic peptides

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ENDORPHIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; GAMMA ENDORPHIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMORAL THYMUS FACTOR; IMMUNOPEPTIDE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTENSIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; THYMOPENTIN; THYMOPOIETIN; THYMOSIN; THYMOSIN ALPHA1; THYMOSIN BETA4; THYMULIN; TUFTSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PEPTIDES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 28644445410     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0231-8     Document Type: Review

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