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Identification of a locus on distal mouse chromosome 12 that controls resistance to tumor necrosis factor-induced lethal shock.
Genomics - 1 Feb 1999
Libert C, Wielockx B, Hammond G L, Brouckaert P, Fiers W, Elliott R W
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Administration of recombinant murine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to mice results in lethal shock, characterized by hypotension, hypothermia, and dramatic induction of cytokines released in the circulation, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6). The sensitivity of mice to the effects of murine TNF varies from strain to strain. DBA/2 mice were found to be considerably more resistant to TNF than C57BL/6 mice. The resistance...
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