Neuroprotective autoimmunity a double-edged sword?

Nature Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-385

  Wood, Matthew J A ^a   Vincent, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL MODEL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN PROTECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEIZURES; VACCINES; VACCINES, DNA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034076188     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/74641     Document Type: Article

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