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Signal Paths and Regulation of Superoxide, Eicosanoid and Cytokine Formation in Macrophages of Rat Liver

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Biological Reactive Intermediates IV

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 283))

Abstract

Biological signal molecules mediate information between different cells. They are usually elicited by stimuli that include toxins, stress factors, nerve stimulation and metabolic deficiences. Like neurotransmitters they are in most cases shortlived and narrow-(or medium-)-ranged; unlike neurotransmitters and some hormones they are not stored within the producer cells. Some of them also differ from neurotransmitters and hormones in that they are autostimulatory, i.e. eliciting the same cells which produce them. Signal molecules show a high to medium specificity with respect to the elicitation of synthesis and secretion, to producer and target cells and to the mechanism of action.

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  1. Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

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Decker, K. (1991). Signal Paths and Regulation of Superoxide, Eicosanoid and Cytokine Formation in Macrophages of Rat Liver. In: Witmer, C.M., Snyder, R.R., Jollow, D.J., Kalf, G.F., Kocsis, J.J., Sipes, I.G. (eds) Biological Reactive Intermediates IV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 283. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5877-0_67

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