Myelin basic protein in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis is not affected at the posttranslational level: Implications for demyelinating disease

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 344-349

  Mastronardi, F G ^a   Al Sabbagh, A ^b,c   Nelson, P A ^b   Rego, J ^b   Roots, B I ^d   Moscarello, M A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b AutoImmune Inc   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

demyelination model; microheterogeneity of myelin basic protein; transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; EFFECTOR CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREBELLUM; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029878653     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19960515)44:4<344::AID-JNR5>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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