neuroimmunology
[ noor-oh-im-yuh-nol-uh-jee, nyoor‐ ]
noun
a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
Origin of neuroimmunology
1First recorded in 1980–85
Words Nearby neuroimmunology
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How to use neuroimmunology in a sentence
The original idea of immune privilege was not completely off base, said Michal Schwartz, a professor of neuroimmunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
A Backdoor Lets the Immune System Monitor the Brain | Elena Renken | April 28, 2021 | Quanta MagazineLike Shirai and many neuroimmunology researchers, the Washington University team ran its experiments on mice.
A Backdoor Lets the Immune System Monitor the Brain | Elena Renken | April 28, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
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