Elevated CSF lactoferrin in superficial siderosis of the central nervous system

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 943-945

  Weller, Michael ^a   List, Ulrike ^a   Schabet, Martin ^a   Melms, Arthur ^a   Dichgans, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Iron; Lactoferrin; Superficial siderosis; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IRON TRANSPORT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEPHELOMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDEROSIS; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SIDEROSIS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0032739366     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050487     Document Type: Article

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