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Stress, the immune system and vulnerability to degenerative disorders of the central nervous system in transgenic mice expressing glucocorticoid receptor antisense RNA.
Brain research. Brain research reviews - 1 Nov 2001
Marchetti B, Morale M C, Testa N, Tirolo C, Caniglia S, Amor S, Dijkstra C D, Barden N
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Current research evidence suggests that interactions between genetic and environmental factors contribute to modulate the susceptibility to degenerative disorders, including inflammatory and autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). In this context, bidirectional communication between the neuroendocrine and immune systems during ontogeny plays a pivotal role in programming the development of...
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