Diagnostic significance of membrane attack complex and vitronectin in childhood dermatomyositis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 597-602

  Sakuta, Ryoichi ^a   Murakami, Nobuyuki ^a   Jin, Yuko ^a   Nagai, Toshiro ^a   Nonaka, Ikuya ^b   Nishino, Ichizo ^b,c  

^a DOKKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; VITRONECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE CAPILLARY; ONSET AGE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 24344459471     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200071201     Document Type: Article

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