Acute induction of interleukin-6 and biphasic changes of serum complement C3 by carrageenan in mice
Carrageenan has been widely used as an irritant to evoke inflamm ation in animals or to selectively deplete m acrophages in vivo. Although precise understanding of carrageenan activity is a prerequisite for the experimental use of this polysaccharide, the effects of this agent on host-biological sys...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1998-01-01
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| Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629359891171 |