Native and transformed α2-macroglobulin in plasma from patients with multiple sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Gunnarsson, Martin ^a   Sundstrom P ^a   Stigbrand, T ^a   Jensen, P E H ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 macroglobulin; Conformation; Monoclonal antibodies; Multiple sclerosis; Proteinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; METHYLAMINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYELIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIAL IMMUNODIFFUSION; AGED; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MALE; METHYLAMINES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0038385341     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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