Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The importance of cytokines and to give one example of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine.

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Cytokines are number of substances, such as interferon and growth factors, which are secreted by white blood cells of the immune system and they have an effect on other cells.

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