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Universes in delicate balance : chemokines and the nervous system /

It is commonly acknowledged that the nervous system and the immune system, those most complex of networks, share attributes beyond their intricacy. Elements common to the two systems include memory, connectivity, flexibility and developmental selection of cellular composition by a rigorous process i...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Ransohoff, Richard M
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2002.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Neuroimmunology
Chemokines
Nervous System > immunology
Chemokines > physiology
Inflammation > immunology
Nervous System Diseases > immunology
Receptors, Chemokine > physiology
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System incl. Brain
MEDICAL > Neurology
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444510020
Summary: It is commonly acknowledged that the nervous system and the immune system, those most complex of networks, share attributes beyond their intricacy. Elements common to the two systems include memory, connectivity, flexibility and developmental selection of cellular composition by a rigorous process involving widespread programmed cell death. There is one salient difference: the cells of the immune system are predominantly in constant motion, while post-mitotic neurons and glia are largely fixed in place. Therefore, chemokines, initially characterized as leukocyte chemoattractants, have for th
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 387 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780444510020
0444510028
1423755472
9781423755470
0080520197
9780080520193
128102838X
9781281028389
Index Number: QP356
CLC: R741
Contents: Front Cover; UNIVERSES IN DELICATE BALANCE: CHEMOKINES AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; List of Contributors; CONTENTS; Section 1: The Nervous System; Section 2: The Chemokine System; Section 3: Chemokines and Neural Inflammation in Model Systems; Section 4: Chemokines and Effects on other CNS Processes and Resident Cells; Section 5: Chemokines and Neurological Diseases; Subject Index.

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