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ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Rickard Lindblom
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-920 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Lindblom Rickard P F RP Aeinehband Shahin S Parsa Roham R Ström Mikael M Al Nimer Faiez F Zhang Xing-Mei XM Dominguez Cecilia A CA Flytzani Sevasti S Diez Margarita M Piehl Fredrik F
Journal of neuroinflammation 20130508
<h4>Background</h4>C-type lectin (CLEC) receptors are important for initiating and shaping immune responses; however, their role in inflammatory reactions in the central nervous system after traumatic injuries is not known. The antigen-presenting lectin-like receptor gene complex (Aplec) contains a few CLEC genes, which differ genetically among inbred rat strains. It was originally thought to be a region that regulates susceptibility to autoimmune arthritis, autoimmune neuroinflammation and infe ...[more]