Cytokines and Metabolic Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Critical Illness

It is not known if cytokines, which are cell-derived mediators released during the host immune response to stress, affect metabolic response to stress during critical illness. The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether the metabolic response to stress is related to the inflammatory i...

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Main Authors: George Briassoulis, Shekhar Venkataraman, Ann Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/354047