Short-term dynamics of circulating T cell receptor V beta repertoire in relapsing-remitting MS

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 149-159

  Muraro, P A ^a   Bonanni, L ^a   Mazzanti, B ^b   Pantalone, A ^a   Traggiai, E ^b   Massacesi, L ^b   Vergelli, M ^b   Gambi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Geriatric Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin basic protein; Single strand conformational polymorphism; T cell receptors

Indexed keywords

MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR V BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036275347     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(02)00105-4     Document Type: Article

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