Term: brain neuroinflammatory response
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Name: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]
Name: neuroinflammatory response
Synonyms: nerve tissue inflammatory response, nervous tissue inflammatory response, neural tissue inflammatory response
Definition: The immediate defensive reaction by neural vertebrate tissue to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0150076]    QuickGO    AmiGO