Multiple sclerosis: A coordinated immunological attack against myelin in the central nervous system

Cell

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-302

  Steinman, Lawrence ^a,b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MYELIN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029939467     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81107-1     Document Type: Review

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