Immunological regulation of neuronal degeneration and regeneration in the injured spinal cord

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 128, Issue , 2000, Pages 43-58

  Popovich, Phillip G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 10; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AGING; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034589392     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)28006-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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