Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress

Characterization of the role of cytokines such as interleukin 6 in animal models of Alzheimer.

1. Rol de la IL-6 y la trans-señalización de IL-6 en modelos murinos de enfermedades neurodegenerativas y neuroinflamatorias (Ref PID2021-126602OB-I00; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, y FEDER)

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