The clinical significance of a single abnormal immunoglobulin band in cerebrospinal fluid electrophoresis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 159-161

  Ben Hur, Tamir ^a   Abramsky, Oded ^a   River, Yaron ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Electrophoresis; Monoclonal immunoglobulin; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal band

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROPHORESIS; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029985238     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00313-Q     Document Type: Article

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