Complement C3a receptors in the pituitary gland: a novel pathway by which an innate immune molecule releases hormones involved in the control of inflammation
Open Access
- 2 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 17 (15) , 2266-2268
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.02-1103fje
Abstract
Two-way communication exists between the endocrine and immune systems using molecules such as hormones and cytokines. Here we describe a new pathway by which C3a, a complement- derived cytokine, stim...Keywords
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