Inflammasomes: Caspase-1-activating platforms with critical roles in host defense

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue JAN, 2011, Pages

  Walle, Lieselotte Vande ^a,b   Lamkanfi, Mohamed ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caspase 1; Infection; Inflammasome; Interleukin; NOD like receptors; Pathogen; Pyroptosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875332243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00003     Document Type: Article

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