Neuroendocrine immune responses to inflammation: the concept of the neuroendocrine immune loop.
The neuroendocrine and immune responses to inflammatory stress represents an integrated circuit whose basis is reviewed in this chapter. Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha and IL-6 released from inflammatory foci initiate local anti-inflammatory mechanisms and travel via the blo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1996
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