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The chemokine CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine, has distinct features compared with other classical chemokines. First, CX3CL1 and its sole receptor CX3CR1 constitute their own unique CX 3C chemokine family. Moreover, CX3CL1 exists in two isoforms suggesting a particular biologi…

Blast related injuries have become a common occurrence among soldiers and civilians serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and minor traumatic brain injuries associated with such incidents have increased correspondingly. Advances in protection and treatment have allowed many individua…