Interleukin-1b converting enzyme (ICE) processes the inactive proIL-1b to the proinflammatory mature IL-1b. ICE belongs to a family of cysteine proteases that have been implicated in apoptosis. To address the biological functions of ICE, we generated ICE-deficient mice through gene targeting technol
Reduced Ischemic Brain Injury in Interleukin-1?? Converting Enzyme-Deficient Mice
β Scribed by Schielke, Gerald P.; Yang, Guo-Yuan; Shivers, Brenda D.; Betz, A. Lorris
- Book ID
- 110078865
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-678X
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