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Cytokine upregulation in a murine model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Brain research. Molecular brain research - 1 Nov 2001
Elliott J L
Abstract excerpt
Although pronounced changes in astrocytes and microglia accompany the neuronal degeneration observed in a murine model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the significance of non-neuronal cell contribution to the disease process remains unclear. Activated astrocytes and microglia are capable of secreting numerous cytokines, some of which may have potentially harmful effects on neuron survival. For this...
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