Fetuin-A protein distribution in mature inflamed and ischemic brain tissue.

BACKGROUND:The liver-derived plasma protein fetuin-A is strongly expressed during fetal life, hence its name. Fetuin-A protein is normally present in most fetal organs and tissues, including brain tissue. Fetuin-A was neuroprotective in animal models of cerebral ischemia and lethal chronic inflammat...

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Main Authors: Miriam Christina Heinen, Anne Babler, Joachim Weis, Johannes Elsas, Kay Nolte, Markus Kipp, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, Martin Häusler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6226147?pdf=render