Serum antibody level against GroEL type heat-shock protein of Campylobacter jejuni in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-244

  Fujimoto, Shuji ^a   Fujita, Masaki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Guillain Barre syndrome; Heat shock protein; Human serum antibody

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0033030837     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02399.x     Document Type: Article

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