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Protective effects of an anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-4, on motoneuron toxicity induced by activated microglia

  1. Weihua Zhao1,
  2. Wenjie Xie2,
  3. Qin Xiao1,3,
  4. David R. Beers1,
  5. Stanley H. Appel1

Article first published online: 15 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04172.x

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Journal of Neurochemistry

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volume 99, Issue 4, pages 1176–1187, November 2006

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Zhao, W., Xie, W., Xiao, Q., Beers, D. R. and Appel, S. H. (2006), Protective effects of an anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-4, on motoneuron toxicity induced by activated microglia. Journal of Neurochemistry, 99: 1176–1187. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04172.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Neurology, Methodist Neurological Institute, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Stanley H. Appel, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Methodist Neurological Institute, The Methodist Hospital, 6560 Fannin Street, Ste 902, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA. E-mail: sappel@tmh.tmc.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 15 AUG 2006
  2. Article first published online: 15 AUG 2006
  3. Received April 10, 2006; revised manuscript received June 25, 2006; accepted June 29, 2006.

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