Identity of tumour necrosis factor and the macrophage-secreted factor cachectin

Bruce Beutler; David A. Greenwald; J D Hulmes; Mengli Chang; Y C Pan; John C. Mathison; Richard J. Ulevitch; Anthony Cerami

doi:10.1038/316552a0

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MacrophageReceptorTumor necrosis factor alphaIn vitroEndocrinologyInternal medicineBiologyLipoprotein lipaseHormoneBiochemistryAdipose tissueCell biologyChemistryMedicine

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Year: 1985
Type: article
Volume: 316
Issue: 6028
Pages: 552-554
Citations: 1126
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                                    Bruce Beutler, 
                                
                                    David A. Greenwald, 
                                
                                    J D Hulmes
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1985). 
                            Identity of tumour necrosis factor and the macrophage-secreted factor cachectin. 
                            Nature
                            , 316
                            (6028)
                            , 552-554.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/316552a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/316552a0