Astrocytic β2-adrenergic receptors and multiple sclerosis

Despite intensive research, the cause and a cure of multiple sclerosis (MS) have remained elusive and many aspects of the pathogenesis are not understood. Immunohistochemical experiments have shown that astrocytic β2-adrenergic receptors are lost in MS. Because norepinephrine mediates important supp...

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Main Authors: Jacques De Keyser, Esther Zeinstra, Nadine Wilczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-03-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996103002481