A subpopulation of Meniere's patients produce antibodies that bind to endolymphatic sac antigens

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-80

  Soliman, Ahmed M ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Endolymphatic sac; Meniere's disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENIERE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; EDEMA; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNITY; EDEMA; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HUMANS; MENIERE'S DISEASE;

EID: 0029666367     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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