Detection of oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid by immunofixation electrophoresis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 585-588

  Cavuoti, Dominick ^a,b   Baskin, Leland ^a,b   Jialal, Ishwarlal ^a,b,c  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Immunofixation electrophoresis; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031918882     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/109.5.585     Document Type: Article

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