Evidence for antigenic cross-reactivity between herpesvirus and the acetylcholine receptor

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-153

  Gebhardt, Bryan M ^a  

^a LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Herpesvirus; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 0034717934     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(00)00204-6     Document Type: Article

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