Interleukin-6, a Major Cytokine in the Central Nervous System
<p>Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine originally identified almost 30 years ago as a B-cell differentiation factor, capable of inducing the maturation of B cells into antibody-producing cells. As with many other cytokines, it was soon realized that IL-6 was not a factor only involved in the im...
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| Language: | English |
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Ivyspring International Publisher
2012-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biolsci.org/v08p1254.htm |