Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: controller of systemic inflammation
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and immune cells in response to surgical stress, injury, and sepsis. This cytokine appears to be a critical regulator of the inflammatory pathways, leading to systemic inflammatory response syndrome...
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610128 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610128 |