Bacterial virulence antigens and the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD)

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1996, Pages 75-78

  Wenzel, Björn E ^a   Peters, Achim ^a   Zubaschev, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular homologies; Outer membrane proteins; Superantigen; Thyroid autoimmunity; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; SUPERANTIGEN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS REACTION; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYROID DISEASE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0029855445     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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