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The Inflammasome in Host Defense

Nod-like receptors have emerged as an important family of sensors in host defense. These receptors are expressed in macrophages, dendritic cells and monocytes and play an important role in microbial immunity. Some Nod-like receptors form the inflammasome, a protein complex that activates caspase-1 i...

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Autores principales: Chen, Gang, Pedra, Joao H.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22315529
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s100100097