Repression of interleukin‐6 gene expression by 17β‐estradiol:
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- 2 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 409 (1) , 79-85
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00487-0
Abstract
The cytokine interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), a key mediator of immune and acute phase responses of the liver, has also been implicated in uterine functions. Estrogens are potent repressors of IL‐6 production b...Keywords
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