Effects of interleukin-2 on nitric oxide production in molluscan innate immunity
The hemocytes are the cells responsible for the immunity in molluscs. Cytokines, growth factors, etc, present in the soluble fraction of the hemolymph modulate the immune response. The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) induces the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO), responsible for oxidizing pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ161.pdf |