In vitro investigation of immunoglobulin treatment mechanisms in autoimmune diseases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 15, 1996, Pages

  Brand, A ^a   Vuist, W M ^b   Van Schaik, I N ^a,c   Vermeulen, M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anti idiotypic antibodies; autoimmune disease; Fc receptors; interleukin 2; intravenous immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; RECEPTORS, FC; RECEPTORS, IGG; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 0029782116     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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