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. 2017 Apr 5;9(384):eaan2771.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan2771.

The brain's immune system hibernates in response to systemic injury

Huimahn Alex Choi  1
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The brain's immune system hibernates in response to systemic injury

Huimahn Alex Choi. Sci Transl Med. .

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In a small cohort of prostatectomy patients, systemic inflammation influenced the brain's immune response and cognition.

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