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CNS viral pathways

Client:

Dorian McGavern (NIH/NINDS) et al.,

Project description:

Set of illustrations demonstrating portals of viral entry into the central nervous system.

Anatomy of the blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers
Spinal cord anatomy
Viral entry through peripheral motor and sensory nerves
Viral entry through olfactory and facial nerves

Manuscript title:

The Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Disease
Illustrators: Ethan Tyler and Alan Hoofring

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