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Evolution of the inflammatory response in vertebrates: fish TNF-alpha is a powerful activator of endothelial cells but hardly activates phagocytes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Oct 2008
Roca Francisco J, Mulero Iván, López-Muñoz Azucena, Sepulcre Maria P, Renshaw Stephen A, Meseguer José, Mulero Victoriano
Abstract excerpt
TNF-alpha is conserved in all vertebrate classes and has been identified in all taxonomic groups of teleost fish. However, its biological activities and its role in infection are largely unknown. Using two complementary fish models, gilthead seabream and zebrafish, we report here that the main pr...
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