Immune and behavioral consequences of microglial reactivity in the aged brain

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-266

  Wynne, Angela M ^a   Henry, Christopher J ^a   Godbout, Jonathan P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 76149146396     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icp009     Document Type: Article

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