Cutting edge: IL-17F, a novel cytokine selectively expressed in activated T cells and monocytes, regulates angiogenesis and endothelial cell cytokine production.

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Published in J Immunol on October 15, 2001

Authors

T Starnes1, M J Robertson, G Sledge, S Kelich, H Nakshatri, H E Broxmeyer, R Hromas

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, Walther Oncology Center, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

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