Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 217, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89 , 10 December 2009

Correlation of cytokine expression with rabies virus distribution in rabies encephalitis

Received 23 July 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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PII: S0165-5728(09)00387-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.09.019

Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 217, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89 , 10 December 2009