Analysis of the IgG autoantibody repertoire in endocrine ophthalmopathy using the MegaBlot technique

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 636-641

  Grus, F H ^a,b   Augustin, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Digital image analysis; Endocrine ophthalmopathy; Immunoblots (Western blots)

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031834208     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.6.636.5177     Document Type: Article

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