The cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis. Quantitative assessment of intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis by empirical formulae

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 548-559

  Sellebjerg, F ^a,d   Christiansen, M ^b   Rasmussen, L S ^c   Jaliachvili, I ^b   Nielsen, P M ^a   Frederiksen, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Cerebrospinal fluid; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Intrathecal synthesis; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0029855728     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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