Modulation of inflammation by interleukin-27

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1159-1165

  Bosmann, Markus ^a   Ward, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

EBI3; IL 30; Macrophages; p28; WSX 1

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 27;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOENGINEERING; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EBI3; IL-30; MACROPHAGES; P28; WSX-1;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE;

EID: 84888802126     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0213107     Document Type: Review

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