Microglial activation and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: A critical examination of recent history

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue JUN, 2010, Pages

  Streit, Wolfgang J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Amyloid; Chronic inflammation; Cytokines; Major histocompatibility complex antigens

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955121151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00022     Document Type: Article

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