The fibrin-derived gamma377-395 peptide inhibits microglia activation and suppresses relapsing paralysis in central nervous system autoimmune disease.

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Published in J Exp Med on March 05, 2007

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Ryan A Adams1, Jan Bauer, Matthew J Flick, Shoana L Sikorski, Tal Nuriel, Hans Lassmann, Jay L Degen, Katerina Akassoglou

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1: Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

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