TNFα in cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients reduces astrocytes membrane potential

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 185-188

  Köller, Hubertus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Astrocytes; Cerebrospinal fluid; Membrane potential; Septic meningitis; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MENINGITIS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RAT; SEIZURE; SEPSIS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MENINGITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0342618424     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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