Nanostructured, Self-Assembling Peptide K5 Blocks TNF-<i>α</i> and PGE<sub>2</sub> Production by Suppression of the AP-1/p38 Pathway

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Figure 2: Nanostructured, Self-Assembling Peptide K5 Blocks TNF-<i>α</i> and PGE<sub>2</sub> Production by Suppression of the AP-1/p38 Pathway 

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Nanostructured, Self-Assembling Peptide K5 Blocks TNF-α and PGE2 Production by Suppression of the AP-1/p38 Pathway

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Nanostructured, Self-Assembling Peptide K5 Blocks TNF-α and PGE₂ Production by Suppression of the AP-1/p38 Pathway