Interleukin-6 level in serum and ascites
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Marie Plante; Stephen C. Rubin; George Y. Wong; Mark G. Federici; Connie L. Fins
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine that can be produced by human ovarian cancer cells. Elevated IL-6 levels have been found in the serum and ascites of patients with ovarian cancer, but its role in this disease has not been clearly established. Methods. The authors studi