Increase of sural nerve T cells in progressive axonal polyneuropathy and monoclonal gammopathy

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 707-709

  Eurelings, M ^a   Van den Berg, L H ^b   Wokke, J H J ^b   Franssen, H ^b   Vrancken, A F J E ^b   Notermans, N C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; NERVE BIOPSY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; T LYMPHOCYTE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0041333933     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000078103.71192.40     Document Type: Article

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