Chemokines in Renal Diseases

The chemokines, members of a large family of chemotactic cytokines, act as directional cues for sorting inflammatory cell subsets to sites of inflammation or lymphoid microenvironments. In addition to their effects on migration, chemokines can also activate effector function in leukocytes and are in...

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Main Authors: Stephan Segerer, Peter J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.105