Narcolepsy susceptibility gene CCR3 modulates sleep-wake patterns in mice.

Narcolepsy is caused by the loss of hypocretin (Hcrt) neurons and is associated with multiple genetic and environmental factors. Although abnormalities in immunity are suggested to be involved in the etiology of narcolepsy, no decisive mechanism has been established. We previously reported chemokine...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Toyoda, Yoshiko Honda, Susumu Tanaka, Taku Miyagawa, Makoto Honda, Kazuki Honda, Katsushi Tokunaga, Tohru Kodama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5706730?pdf=render