title: The physiological interferon response.
abstract: Some years ago Velio Bocci proposed, 1,2 against then current thinking, 3-6 that interferon (IFN) was produced continuously in health, in low 'physiological' amounts which increased occasionally when a viral disease induced an acute response. Since then, he argues here, data have accumulated which indicate that this 'physiological' IFN response may indeed be a reality.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisiologia Generale, University of Siena, 53100 Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bocci