Serum sAPO-1/Fas levels in multiple sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 208-210

  Bansil, S ^a,b   Holtz, C R ^a   Cook, S D ^a   Rohowsky Kochan, C ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; multiple sclerosis; sAPO 1

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030973253     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00100.x     Document Type: Article

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