Unmasking of an unusual myelin basic protein epitope during the process of myelin degeneration in humans: A potential mechanism for the generation of autoantigens

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1253-1266

  Matsuo, A ^c   Lee, G C ^a   Terai, K ^c   Takami, K ^c   Hickey, W F ^b   McGeer, E G ^c   McGeer, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c 2255 Wesbrook Mall ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; AUTOANTIGEN; EPITOPE; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE DEGENERATION; RATS;

EID: 0031000722     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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