Breaking boundaries in neural-immune interactions.
For the past 60 years, the central nervous system has been considered immunologically privileged. Yet results from diverse fields show clear and convincing evidence of bidirectional communication between the nervous and immune systems.
Center for Neuroscience, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. kmcallister@ucdavis.edu
A Kimberley
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McAllister
Judy
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van de Water
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