Sex differences and the role of IL-10 in ischemic stroke recovery

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Conway, Sarah E ^a,b   Roy O’Reilly, Meaghan ^c   Friedler, Brett ^c   Staff, Ilene ^d   Fortunato, Gilbert ^d   McCullough, Louise D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; IL 10; Inflammation; Sex differences; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943649291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-015-0035-9     Document Type: Article

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