Responses of glial cells to stress and glucocorticoids

Current Immunology Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-204

  Jauregui Huerta, Fernando ^a,b   Ruvalcaba Delgadillo, Yaveth ^a   Gonzalez Perez, Oscar ^a,b   Gonzalez Castañeda, Rocio ^a   Garcia Estrada, Joaquin ^a,c   Luquin, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Glial cells; Glucocorticoids; Inflammation; Neurodegenerative disorders; Reactive gliosis; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 77958058842     PISSN: 15733955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339510791823790     Document Type: Review

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