Sensitivity of indirect immunofluorescence and immunoblotting for the detection of intercellular antibodies in endemic pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem)

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Rowilson Cunha, Paulo ^a   Bystryn, Jean Claude ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; SKIN; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CATTLE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MACACA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEMPHIGUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TONGUE;

EID: 0032954496     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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