The Effect of Interleukin-1 (IL-1) Concentration on Single Cell NF-kappaB Activation in a Gradient-Generating Microfluidic Device

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a multifunctional cytokine produced primarily by activated monocytes/macrophages and by a variety of other cell types. IL-1 plays an integral role in the immuno-inflammatory response of the body to a variety of stimuli including infection, trauma and other bodily injuries. On...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Awwad, Yousef Ahmad
Other Authors: Biomedical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35315
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10062011-154327/