Short-term evolution of autoreactive T cell repertoire in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 517-524

  Vergelli, M ^a   Mazzanti, B ^a   Traggiai, E ^a   Biagioli, T ^a   Ballerini, C ^a   Parigi, A ^a   Konse, A ^a   Pellican, G ^a   Massacesi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin basic protein; T cell response

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EPITOPE; GADOLINIUM; MYELIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOKINES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035499377     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.1243     Document Type: Article

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