When the tail can't wag the dog: The implications of CNS-intrinsic initiation of neuroinflammation

ASN Neuro

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-94

  Davis, Deirdre S ^a   Carson, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Irradiation chimaeric mouse; MyD88; Neurodegeneration; Pathogen conserved molecular pattern (PAMP); Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 77953411641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17590914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/AN20090024     Document Type: Note

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