The role of galectin-3 in promotion of the inflammatory response

Drug News and Perspectives

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 455-460

  Liu, Fu Tong ^a   Hsu, Daniel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CELL PROTEIN; GALAPTIN; GALECTIN 3; GLYCAN; LECTIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL TYPE; CYTOSOL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY; GALECTIN 3; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 36849067117     PISSN: 02140934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dnp.2007.20.7.1149628     Document Type: Review

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