Effects of sex hormones on experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-206

  Leker, R R ^a   Karni, A ^a   Brenner, T ^a   Weidenfeld, J ^a   Abramsky, O ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Experimental; Myasthenia gravis; Oestrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 0034465381     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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