Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) Rat
Details
Latin name
Rattus norvegicus
Description
The Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) is a α- or alpha protein sometimes glycoprotein present in blood.
About
Rats are used to make rat monoclonal anti mouse antibodies. There are less rat- than mouse clones however. Rats genes from rodents of the genus Rattus norvegicus are often studied in vivo as a model of human genes in Sprague-Dawley or Wistar rats.
Gene
The Interleukin-1 family (IL-1 family) is a group of 11 cytokines, which plays a central role in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses to infections or sterile insults. Rec. E. coli interleukin-1 for cell culture or antibody production.