Multiple sclerosis in Brazil: Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid by standard methods

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 927-931

  Puccioni Sohler, Marzia ^a,b   Passeri, Fabiola ^a   Oliveira, Cristiane ^a   Brandão, Carlos Otávio ^a   Papaiz Alvarenga, Regina ^a  

^a Lab Especializado LCR Rio Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b Rua Dezenove de Fevereiro 185/705 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Isoelectric focusing; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0033251055     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1999000600005     Document Type: Article

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