Inflammasomes Assemble: Cytoplasmic Guardians or Fallen Heroes?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; and Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; Department of Anesthesia; and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Editorial

Pratik Sinha et al. Crit Care Med. 2019 Aug.

. 2019 Aug;47(8):1161-1163.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003872.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; and Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; Department of Anesthesia; and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

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