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Activation of innate and humoral immunity in the peripheral nervous system of ALS transgenic mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Dec 2009
Chiu Isaac M, Phatnani Hemali, Kuligowski Michael, Tapia Juan C, Carrasco Monica A, Zhang Ming, Maniatis Tom, Carroll Michael C
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During injury to the nervous system, innate immune cells mediate phagocytosis of debris, cytokine production, and axon regeneration. In the neuro-degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), innate immune cells in the CNS are activated. However, the role of innate immunity in the per...
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