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Tumor necrosis factor (cachectin) mediates induction of cachexia by cord factor from mycobacteria.
The mechanism by which cord factor (CF), a toxic glycolipid from mycobacteria, induces cachexia was studied in BALB/c mice. Body weight was markedly reduced 48 h after CF administration; the animals became severely wasted and exhibited hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, and high levels of tumor nec...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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1988
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC259702/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3053451 |
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