Immunization of guinea pigs with human choline acetyltransferase induces selective lower motoneuron destruction

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-68

  Engelhardt, József I ^a   Siklós, László ^b   Appel, Stanley H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; End plate; Guinea pig; Immunization; Intracellular calcium; Motoneuron disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030868994     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00082-9     Document Type: Article

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