Cytokine soluble receptors in perinatal and early neonatal life

Background: In contrast to cellular receptors, soluble receptors do not enhance the cellular activation because they do not have transmembranic and cytoplasmic parts, acting thereby as endogenous regulatory mechanisms against systemic functions of cytokines.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Mediators of Inflammation
Main Authors: Efthimia Protonotariou, Demetrios Rizos, Ariadne Malamitsi-puchner, Evangelia Moira, Angeliki Sarandakou, Emmanuil Salamalekis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0962935031000134914