The brain and cytokines- The mutual origin of depression, obesity and cardiovascular diseases?;Mózg i cytokiny- Wspólne podłoze depresji, otyłości i chorób układu kra̧zenia?

Postepy Higieny i Medycyny Doswiadczalnej

Volumn 65, Issue , 2011, Pages 228-235

  Ufnal, Marcin ^a   Wolynczyk Gmaj, Dorota ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brain; Cardiovascular diseases; Cytokines; Depression; Heart failure; Hypertension; Inflammation; Myocardial infarction; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958794294     PISSN: 00325449     EISSN: 17322693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/17322693.939284     Document Type: Review

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