Molecular mimicry in human aortic aneurysmal diseases

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 800, Issue , 1996, Pages 288-293

  Ozsvath, K J ^a   Hirose, H ^a   Xia, S ^a   Tilson, M D ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; ELASTIN; EPITOPE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0030462251     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb33335.x     Document Type: Article

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