From canine to man: On antibodies, macrophages, and dendritic cells in inflammatory myopathies

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 753-755

  Dalakas, Marinos C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; DOG; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; DENDRITIC CELLS; DOGS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYOSITIS;

EID: 2642534482     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20079     Document Type: Editorial

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