"Encephalomyelitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A general term indicating inflammation of the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD, often used to indicate an infectious process, but also applicable to a variety of autoimmune and toxic-metabolic conditions. There is significant overlap regarding the usage of this term and ENCEPHALITIS in the literature.
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D004679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.291 C10.228.440
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalomyelitis" by people in Profiles.
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S?nchez AJ, Gonz?lez-P?rez P, Galve-Roperh I, Garc?a-Merino A. R-(+)-[2,3-Dihydro-5-methyl-3-(4-morpholinylmethyl)-pyrrolo-[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-1-naphtalenylmethanone (WIN-2) ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and induces encephalitogenic T cell apoptosis: partial involvement of the CB(2) receptor. Biochem Pharmacol. 2006 Dec 15; 72(12):1697-706.
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King NW, Chalifoux LV, Ringler DJ, Wyand MS, Sehgal PK, Daniel MD, Letvin NL, Desrosiers RC, Blake BJ, Hunt RD. Comparative biology of natural and experimental SIVmac infection in macaque monkeys: a review. J Med Primatol. 1990; 19(2):109-18.