Studies on cytokines as mediators of fever and sickness
The presence of endotoxin in animals and humans triggers a sequence of acute phase responses, which include the synthesis and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from immune cells, followed by the development of various symptoms of sickness including fever and an array of behavioural responses,...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6940 |