Copolymer 1 inhibits chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis induced by proteolipid protein (PLP) peptides in mice and interferes with PLP-specific T cell responses

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-217

  Teitelbaum, Dvora ^a   Fridkis Hareli, Masha ^a   Arnon, Ruth ^a   Sela, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic relapsing disease; Copolymer 1; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Major histocompatibility complex; Multiple sclerosis; Proteolipid protein

Indexed keywords

GLATIRAMER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029916716     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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