Early handling increases susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in C57BL/6 male mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 212, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-16

  Columba Cabezas, Sandra ^a   Iaffaldano, Grazia ^a   Chiarotti, Flavia ^a   Alleva, Enrico ^a   Cirulli, Francesca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal models; Early handling; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Gender; Leptin; Multiple sclerosis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 67649866128     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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