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Transmembrane Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α Inhibits Adipocyte Differentiation by Selectively Activating TNF Receptor 1
1 Sept 1999
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is a potent cytokine with multiple biological activities and exists in two forms as follows: a 17-kDa soluble form that is a cleaved product of the 26-kDa transmembrane form (mTNFalpha). It has been suggested that the transmembrane form of TNFalpha is mainly responsible for localized responses via cell-cell contact. Here, we have examined the activities of transmembrane...
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