PECAM-independent thioglycollate peritonitis is associated with a locus on murine chromosome 2.

Previous studies have demonstrated that knockout or inhibition of Platelet/Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (PECAM, CD31) in a number of murine strains results in impaired inflammatory responses, but that no such phenotype is seen in the C57BL/6 (B6) murine background.We have undertaken a quantita...

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Main Authors: Michael A Seidman, Tina W Chew, Alan R Schenkel, William A Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2628736?pdf=render