Recognition of the encephalitogenic myelin basic protein (74-85) peptide by the immune system importance of conformation

Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society

Volumn 41, Issue , 1998, Pages 193-195

  Pires, J M ^a   Matsoukas, J M ^b   Moore, G J ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCEPHALITOGENIC PROTEIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MYELIN SHEATH; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL;

EID: 0031793546     PISSN: 00838969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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