What determines the CSF concentrations of albumin and plasma-derived IgG?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 31-33

  Seyfert, Sepp ^a   Faulstich, Andreas ^a   Marx, Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumin; Blood CSF barrier permeability; CSF; CSF flow; IgG; Serum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1642569540     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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