Prostaglandin D synthase concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid and serum of patients with neurological disorders

Prostaglandins

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 463-474

  Melegos, Dimitrios N ^a   Freedman, Mark S ^b   Diamandis, Eleftherios P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Multiple sclerosis; Neurological disorders; PGD synthase; Serum; trace

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0030876995     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(97)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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