Multiple sclerosis and vitamin D: Dont (yet) blame it on the sunshine

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1126-1127

  Stewart, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CD4 ANTIGEN; COLECALCIFEROL; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D RESPONSIVE ELEMENT;

EID: 66549104079     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp092     Document Type: Note

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