Neuroimmune interactions: The role of cytokines

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 841-847

  Rothwell, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Cytokines; Fever; Immune system; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030998444     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701248     Document Type: Review

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