Autoimmune autonomic neuropathy: An immunopharmacological disease

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 225-227

  Lennon, Vanda A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; EPIBATIDINE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; DYSAUTONOMIA; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SEROPREVALENCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036392287     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-002-0048-4     Document Type: Editorial

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