Knocking on Closed Doors: Host Interferons Dynamically Regulate Blood-Brain Barrier Function during Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System

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Brian P. Daniels,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Robyn S. Klein

* E-mail: rklein@dom.wustl.edu

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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