Human Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (mif): a Proven Immunomodulatory Cytokine?
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HUMAN MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR (MIF): A PROVEN IMMUNOMODULATORY CYTOKINE? Alex Kudrin‡, Martin Scott§, Steven Martin§, Chun-wa Chung§, Rachelle Donn¶¥, Andrew McMaster¥, Stuart Ellison¥, David Ray¶, Keith Ray‡, Michael Binks‡ From the ‡Department of Disease Biology, Rheumatology and Inflammation, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom, SG1 2NY. §Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom, SG1 2NY, ¶ Centre for Molecular Medicine, ¥Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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