Autoantibodies detected to expressed K + channels are implicated in neuromyotonia

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 238-246

  Hart, Ian K ^a,d   Waters, Caroline ^a   Vincent, Angela ^a   Newland, Claire ^a   Beeson, David ^a   Pongs, Olaf ^b   Morris, Christine ^c   Newsom Davis, John ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AUTOANTIBODY; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MYOTONIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOANTIBODIES; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0031049188     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410410215     Document Type: Article

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