IL-12p40: an inherently agonistic cytokine

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Cooper, Andrea M ^a   Khader, Shabaana A ^a  

^a TRUDEAU INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 12P40;

AGONIST; ASTHMA; DENDRITIC CELL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRAFT REJECTION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SILICOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-12; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33845606612     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2006.11.002     Document Type: Review

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