Balancing function vs. Self defense: The CNS as an active regulator of immune responses

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Carson, Monica J ^a   Sutcliffe, J Gregor ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; CNS; Immune privilege; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICROGLIA; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION;

EID: 0032900960     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19990101)55:1<1::AID-JNR1>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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