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Interleukin-18

Known as: IFN-gamma Inducing Factor, Interferon-gamma Inducing Factor, IL18 
A cytokine which resembles IL-1 structurally and IL-12 functionally. It enhances the cytotoxic activity of NK CELLS and CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES, and… 
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In BloodInterferon InducersInterleukin 18:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnProcess of secretion

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Recombinant Interleukin-18interleukin 18 protein, human

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cytokine

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Interferon type I and type II responses in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) SHK-1 cell line by the salmon TRAITS/SGP microarray.
Interferons (IFNs) are cytokines that have proinflammatory, antiviral, and immunomodulatory effects and play a central role… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Vγ4+ T Cells Promote Autoimmune CD8+ Cytolytic T-Lymphocyte Activation in Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis in Mice: Role for CD4+ Th1 Cells
ABSTRACT T cells expressing the Vγ4 T-cell receptor (TCR) promote myocarditis in coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-infected BALB/c mice… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Interleukin-7 in Plasma Correlates with CD4 T-Cell Depletion and May Be Associated with Emergence of Syncytium-Inducing Variants in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Positive Individuals
ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) primary infection is characterized by the use of CCR5 as a coreceptor for… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Flow cytometry as a tool to monitor the disturbance of phagocytosis in the clam Mya arenaria hemocytes following in vitro exposure to heavy metals.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mice with IFN-gamma receptor deficiency are less susceptible to experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
IFN-gamma can either adversely or beneficially affect certain experimental autoimmune diseases. To study the role of IFN-gamma in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Beta interferon and oncostatin M activate Raf-1 and mitogen-activated protein kinase through a JAK1-dependent pathway
Activation of early response genes by interferons (IFNs) and other cytokines requires tyrosine phosphorylation of a family of… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
T-DNA of a crown gall teratoma is covalently joined to host plant DNA
Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains containing tumour-inducing (Ti) plasmids1–3 incite cancerous growths called crown galls when… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Agropine—a major new plasmid-determined metabolite in crown gall tumours
THE crown gall tumour system may represent an elegant form of biochemical parasitism, in which the tumour-inducing bacterium… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Highly conserved DNA of Ti plasmids overlaps T-DNA maintained in plant tumours
LARGE tumour-inducing (Ti) plasmids in Agrobacterium tumefaciens1 are responsible for crown gall disease in dicotyledonous… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Resting and action potentials in experimental bimolecular lipid membranes.
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