Glial Cells: Managers of Neuro-immunity

Immune responses within the brain are still scarcely explored. Nerve tissue damage is accompanied by the activation of glial cells, primarily microglia and astroglia, and such activation is responsible for the release of cytokines and chemokines that maintain the local inflammatory response and acti...

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Autore principale: Gilles J. Guillemin (auth)
Altri autori: Jeffrey M. Zirger (auth), Carlos Barcia (auth), James F. Curtin (auth)
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Pubblicazione: Frontiers Media SA 2016
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