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. 1997 Dec 1;100(11):2648–2652. doi: 10.1172/JCI119808

The role of interleukin 1 in acute neurodegeneration and stroke: pathophysiological and therapeutic implications.

N Rothwell 1, S Allan 1, S Toulmond 1
PMCID: PMC508466  PMID: 9389726

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