Investigation of the effects of hyaluronan on human monocytes and macrophages in inflammatory processes

Work presented in this thesis documents the effects of hyaluronan, a ubiquitous component of the extracellular matrix, and a major component of the provisional matrix, upon monocyte/macrophage cytokine production and survival. Specifically, hyaluronan exerted pro-inflammatory effects on monocytes, i...

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Main Author: Bruce, Lorna Jacqueline
Published: University of Edinburgh 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.642139