CYTOKINES - IS THERE BIOLOGICAL MEANING

被引:25
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MOSMANN, TR
机构
[1] University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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10.1016/0952-7915(91)90029-Z
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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In the immune system, amidst the bewildering array of cytokine functions, it is sometimes difficult to discern the relative physiological importance of functions that have been determined in tissue culture. Cytokine functions are indeed complex, but the analysis of relatively simple regulatory networks suggests that activities determined in vitro are highly relevant to genuine physiological functions.
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