Cytokines induce a variety of biological responses by binding to specific cell surface receptors and activating cytoplasmic signal transduction pathways, such as the JAK/STAT pathway. Although these responses are generally transient, few molecules have been characterised that switch the signal off.
The JAK/STAT pathway and Drosophila development
โ Scribed by Hong Luo; Charles R. Dearolf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 472 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0265-9247
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