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Human Sensitivity Pg/Ml ACE-2 10000 Actinvina 1000 Adiponectin Human Sensitivity pg/ml ACE-2 10000 ActinvinA 1000 Adiponectin/Acrp30 100000 Adipsin/Factor 100 AFP 100 AgRP(ART) 10000 ALCAM 100 Angiogenin 10 Angiopoietin-1 10000 Angiopoietin-2 10000 Angiopoietin-4 10000 Angiostatin 10000 ANGPTL4 10000 AR (amphiregulin) 100 Axl 10000 B7-1(CD80) 100 BCAM 100 BCMA 10000 BDNF 100 Beta IG-H3 1000 bFGF 10000 BLC 10 BMP-4 100000 BMP-5 2000 BMP-6 10000 BMP-7 1 b-NGF 10000 BTC 1 CA IX 100 CA15-3 1000 Cardiotrophin-1 1 CathepsinS 10 CCL-14a 1 CCL21/6ckine 1 CCL28/VIC 100000 CD137 100 CD163 10000 CD14 1000 CD23 1000 CD30 1000 CD40 1000 CD40 Ligand 1000 CEACAM-1 1000 Ck beta 8-1 1,000 CNTF 10000 CNTF 320 Coagulation Factor III/Tissue Factor 10 Complement Component C5a 10,000 Cripto 1000 CRTAM 1000 CRP 100 Cystatin 100 CTACK/CCL27 100 CTLA-4 10000 CXCL14/BRAK 100000 CXCL16 1000 DAN 100 Decorin 10 DKK-1 1 DKK-3 10 Dkk-4 100 DPPIV 100 DLL1 1 DMP-1 100000 DR6 10000 Dtk 10000 E-Cadherin 100 EGF 1 EGF R 10000 EG-VEGF 1 ENA-78 1 Endoglin 20 Endostatin 100 Eotaxin 1 Eotaxin-2 1 Eotaxin-3 320 EPO R 100 ErBb2 100 ErbB3 100000 E-Selectin 1000 Fas Ligand 2 Fas/TNFRSF6 100000 Fcr RIIB/C 1000 Ferrtin 100 FGF-4 1,000 FGF-6 1,000 FGF-7 1 FGF-9 100 FLRG 1000 Flt-3 Ligand 1 Follistatin 10000 FOLR 1 1000 Fractalkine 1,600 FSH 100 Furin 2000 Galectin-7 1000 GASP-1 1000 GASP-2/WFIKKN 10000 Gas 1 1000 GCP-2 100 GCSF 2,000 GDF-15 1 GDNF 100 GITR Ligand/TNFSF18 100000 GITR/TNFRF18 1000 GM-CSF 100 -1000, -1000, GRO -1 GRO-a 1,000 Growth Factor 1 HB-EGF 20 HCC-1 100 HCC-4/CCL16 1000 HGF 200 HVEM 100 HAI-1 100000 HAI-2 1000 I-309 1,000 ICAM-1 100000 ICAM-2 10000 ICAM-3 1000 IFN-gamma 100 IGFBP-1 1 IGFBP-2 10 IGFBP-3 1,000 IGFBP-4 1,000 IGFBP-5 200 IGFBP-6 1000 IGF-I 10 IGF-I SR 10000 IGF-II 10 IL-1 alpha 1,000 IL-1 beta 100 IL-1 R4/ST2 1000 IL-1 sRI 1000 IL-1 sRII 10000 IL-10 10 IL-10 R alpha 1000 IL-10 R beta 1000 IL-10(RB 100 IL-11 100000 IL-12 1 IL-12 p40 1000 IL-12 p70 100 IL-13 100 IL-13 Ra1 100 IL-13R2 100 IL-15 100 IL-16 1 IL-17 1000 IL-17B 100 IL-17B R 10000 IL-17C 100000 IL-17F 100 IL-17R 10 IL-18 BPa 1000 IL-18 R beta 10 IL-18 1000 IL-1bate(RB) 100 IL-1ra 10 IL-2 25 IL-2 R alpha 10 IL-2 R beta 10000 IL-2 R gamma 100 IL-2 sRa 1000 IL-20 10000 IL-21 R 100 IL-22 10 IL-28A/IFN-lambda 100 IL-29 1000 IL-3 100 IL-31 10000 IL-34 1000 IL-4 1 IL-5 1 IL-5 R alpha 1000 IL-6 1 IL-6 sR 10 IL-7 100 IL-8 1 IL-8(RB) 1 IL-9 100 IL-9 R 1 Insulin 100 IP-10 10 I-TAC/CXCL11 10000 LAP(TGF-b1) 1 Leptin R 20 LEPTIN(OB) 100 LH 100 LIF 1,000 LIGHT 1 LIMPII 10000 Lipocalin-2 1 Layilin 1000 LDL R 10 L-Selectin 1 Lymphotactin 1,000 LYVE-1 100 Marapsin 10000 Mer 10000 MCP-1 3 MCP-2 100 MCP-3 1,000 MCP-4 100 M-CSF 1 M-CSF R 1000 MDC 1,000 MICA 100 MICB 1000 MIF 100 MIG 1 MIP-1 beta 10 MIP-1 delta 100 MIP-1a 10 MIP-1-a 20 MIP-3 alpha 100 MIP-3b 1000 MMP-1 1000 MMP-10 100 MMP-13 100 MMP-2 10 MMP-3 10 MMP-8 1 MMP-9 1000 MPIF-1 1000 MSP a 10000 NAP-2 100 NCAM-1 10000 NGF R 100 Nidogen-1 1000 NrCAM 1000 NRG1-b1 100 NSE 10 NT-3 20 NT-4 2 ONCOSTATIN M 100 Osteoprotegerin (OPG) 100 PAI-I 100 PARC 1,000 P-Cadherin 1 PDGF R alpha 10 PDGF R beta 10 PDGF-AA 100 PDGF-AB 1000 PDGF-BB 1000 PECAM-1 10000 PF4 100 PlGF 100 Procalcitonin 100 Prolactin 1000 PSA free 10 P-selectin 100 RAGE 10000 RANK 100 RANK L 10000 RANTES 2,000 RBP4/Retinol Binding Protein 4 1,000 Resistin 100 S-100b 100 SCF 10 SCF R 100 SDF-1 2,000 SDF-1b 100 sgp130 100 Shh N 1000 Siglec-9 10 SOST 10000 ST2 100 Syndecan-1/CD138 100 sTNF RII/TNFRS1B 10 sTNT RI/TNFRS1A 100 TACE 10000 TACI/TNFRSF13B 1000 TARC 100 TECK/CCL25 10000 TFPI 10 TGF-a 10 TGF-beta 2 1,000 TGF-beta 3 100 TGF-beta1 200 Tie-1 1000 Tie-2 10000 TIM-1 10000 TIMP-1 100 TIMP-2 1 TIMP-4 100 TNF-alpha 10 TNF-beta 1,000 TPO 100 TRAIL R1 100 TRAIL R2 100 TRAIL s R3/TNFRS10C 100 TRAIL s R4/TNFRS10D 1000 Trappin-2 1000 TREM-1 100 Thrombospondin-1/TSP-1 100000 TSH 100 TSLP 1 u PAR 100 VCAM-1 10000 VE-Cadherin 10000 VEGF 100 VEGF R2 10000 VEGF R3 1000 VEGF-C 10000 WISP-1/CCN4 10000 VEGF-D 10000 XEDAR 100 .
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