Molecular mimicry in infectious encephalitis and neuritis: Binding of antibodies against infectious agents on Western blots of human nervous tissue

Journal of Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-38

  Birner, P ^a   Gatterbauer, B ^a   Drobna, D ^a   Bernheimer, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA VIRUS; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RNA VIRUS; TISSUE INJURY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033845123     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0661     Document Type: Article

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