Autoantibodies to Munc18, cerebral plasma cells and B-lymphocytes in Rasmussen encephalitis

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Alvarez Barón, Elena ^a   Bien, Christian G ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a   Elger, Christian E ^a   Becker, Albert J ^a   Schoch, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune reactivity; B Lymphocytes; Epilepsy; Plasma cells; Rasmussen encephalitis; Synapse

Indexed keywords

MUNC18 PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOANTIBODIES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUNC18 PROTEINS; PLASMA CELLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 44749093164     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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