Cytokine-specific Neurograms in the Sensory Vagus Nerve

Abstract The axons of the sensory, or afferent, vagus nerve transmit action potentials to the central nervous system in response to changes in the body’s metabolic and physiological status. Recent advances in identifying neural circuits that regulate immune responses to infection, inflammation and i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benjamin E. Steinberg, Harold A. Silverman, Sergio Robbiati, Manoj K. Gunasekaran, Téa Tsaava, Emily Battinelli, Andrew Stiegler, Chad E. Bouton, Sangeeta S. Chavan, Kevin J. Tracey, Patricio T. Huerta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Bioelectronic Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.15424/bioelectronmed.2016.00007