The role of cytokines in cancer cachexia
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Josep M. ArgilΓ©s; Francisco J. LΓ³pez-Soriano
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A large number of observations point towards cytokines, polypeptides released mainly by immune cells, as the molecules responsible for the metabolic derangements associated with cancer-bearing states. Indeed, these alterations lead to a pathological state known as cancer cachexia which is, unfortuna