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Comparative analyses of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the TNF promoter region provide further validation for the vervet monkey model of obesity.
Comparative medicine - 1 Dec 2009
Gray Stanton B, Howard Timothy D, Langefeld Carl D, Hawkins Gregory A, Diallo Abdoulaye F, Wagner Janice D
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Tumor necrosis factor is a cytokine that plays critical roles in inflammation, the innate immune response, and a variety of other physiologic and pathophysiologic processes. In addition, TNF has recently been shown to mediate an intersection of chronic, low-grade inflammation and concurrent metab...
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