Genetics and sex influence peripheral and central innate immune responses and blood-brain barrier integrity

Michelle A. Erickson; W. Sandy Liang; Elizabeth G. Fernandez; Kristin M. Bullock; Jarl A. Thysell; William A. Banks

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0205769

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Genetics and sex influence peripheral and central innate immune responses and blood-brain barrier integrity

Michelle A. Erickson ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mericks9@uw.edu

Affiliations Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2575-1594

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W. Sandy Liang,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Elizabeth G. Fernandez,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliations Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Kristin M. Bullock,

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Jarl A. Thysell,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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William A. Banks

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Genetics and sex influence peripheral and central innate immune responses and blood-brain barrier integrity

Michelle A. Erickson,
W. Sandy Liang,
Elizabeth G. Fernandez,
Kristin M. Bullock,
Jarl A. Thysell,
William A. Banks

Published: October 16, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205769

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