Drotrecogin alfa (activated) prolongs half-life time of messenger RNA encoding for Interleukin-8 and Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1

 

^* GH is affiliated to Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Germany GmbH, Bad Homburg

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