Role of cytokines in autoimmune myocarditis and cardiomyopathy

Autoimmunity

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-168

  Furukawa, Yutaka ^a   Kobuke, Kazuhiro ^a   Matsumori, Akira ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Cardiomyopathy; Cytokines; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE ANTIBODY; MYOSIN;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035712187     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08916930109007380     Document Type: Review

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