New Connections Interlinking Adrenal Glands (Left) and Brain (Right) (IMAGE)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

New Connections Interlinking Adrenal Glands (Left) and Brain (Right)

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Stylized representation of a newly-discovered signaling pathway, which sees the central nervous system use adrenal hormone production to potentially disrupt the immune system in a way that may lead to severe infections.

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Harald Prüss

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