Immunological features of HTLV-I myelopathy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in vitro effects of cyclosporin A

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Andrada Serpa, Maria J ^a   Schor, Doris ^a   Araújo, Abelardo Q C ^b   Rumjanek, Vivian M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A inhibition; Healthy carriers; HTLV I myelopathy; Interleukin 6; Spontaneous lymphocytic proliferation; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 0030201098     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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