The neuropathological contribution of prenatal inflammation to schizophrenia

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-32

  Meyer, Urs ^a   Weiner, Ina ^b   McAlonan, Grainne M ^c,d   Feldon, Joram ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cerebrospinal fluid; cytokines; enthorinal cortex; hippocampus; immune system; infection; MRI; neurodevelopment; prevention; ventricles

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRENATAL DISORDER; PROGENY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 78650359084     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.169     Document Type: Article

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