Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , 15 December 2002

Prior poliomyelitis-evidence of cytokine production in the central nervous system

  • Henrik Gonzalez

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46-8-6-555-318; fax: +46-8-6-226-555.
    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Mohsen Khademi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroimmunology Unit, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Magnus Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Neuroimmunology Unit, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Erik Wallström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Neuroimmunology Unit, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Kristian Borg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tomas Olsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroimmunology Unit, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden

Received 25 October 2001 ,Revised 29 January 2002 ,Accepted 9 April 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , 15 December 2002

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