Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
"Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Heparin-binding proteins that exhibit a number of inflammatory and immunoregulatory activities. Originally identified as secretory products of MACROPHAGES, these chemokines are produced by a variety of cell types including NEUTROPHILS; FIBROBLASTS; and EPITHELIAL CELLS. They likely play a significant role in respiratory tract defenses.
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D019402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.200.600 D12.776.467.374.200.600 D23.125.300.600 D23.469.200.600 D23.529.374.200.600
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