Modification of lymphoid and brain nerve growth factor levels in systemic lupus erythematosus mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 13-16

  Bracci Laudiero, Luisa ^a,b   Lundeberg, Thomas ^b   Stenfors, Carina ^b   Theodorsson, Elvar ^c   Tirassa, Paola ^a   Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Inflammation; Kidney; Nerve growth factor; NZB W F1 mice; Spleen; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030055815     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12304-1     Document Type: Article

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