Inflammatory disease - Assault on the guardian

被引:17
作者
Ransohoff, Richard M. [1 ]
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Neuroinflammat Res Ctr, Dept Neurosci, Lerner Res Inst, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.1038/448421a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks 'self' tissues. Ten years after the discovery of one target of this autoimmunity, work with mice identifies it as a guardian protein produced in response to inflammation.
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