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ReviewAnatomy and embryology1995

Potential roles for tumour necrosis factor alpha during embryonic development.

M A Wride, E J Sanders

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Review in Anatomy and embryology, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M A WrideDepartment of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
E J Sanders
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reviews the evidence indicating possible roles for tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) in development. It is proposed that TNF alpha may have essentially three major roles during embryonic development, which may be analogous to its roles in the immune system and during inflammation: a role in programmed cell death; a role as a cellular growth and differentiation factor; and also a role in the remodelling of extracellular matrix, and the regulation of cell adhesion molecules and integrins. The concept of the existence of a cytokine array during embryogenesis, analogous to that occurring in inflammation, is discussed, as well as potential roles for TNF alpha in the induction of ubiquitin; protective mechanisms embryonic cells may employ against TNF alpha-mediated cytotoxicity; and a consideration of the role TNF alpha may play in a "free radical theory of development".

Indexed as

Embryonic and Fetal DevelopmentAnimalsApoptosisCell Adhesion MoleculesEmbryo, MammalianEmbryo, NonmammalianExtracellular MatrixImmunohistochemistryIntegrinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCell Adhesion MoleculesIntegrinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID7717528
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