Activin A and follistatin in systemic inflammation

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 119-125

  Jones, Kristian L ^a   Kretser, David M De ^a   Patella, Shane ^a   Phillips, David J ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activin A; Follistatin; IL 6; Inflammation; Inteleukin 1 ; TNF

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CYTOKINE; FOLLISTATIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BLOOD CELL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INFLAMMATION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS;

EID: 4644311906     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2004.07.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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