Evaluation of the effects of a new drug candidate (GEMSP) in a chronic EAE model

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-160

  Mangas, Arturo ^a,b   Covenas R ^b   Bodet, D ^a   De Leon M ^c   Duleu, S ^c   Geffard, M ^d  

^a GEMAC SA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c IDRPHT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

CD 45; Conjugated methionine; EAE MS; Immunocytochemistry; Leukocyte infiltration; Spinal cord motoneurons

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; ASCORBIC ACID; AZELAIC ACID; CD45 ANTIGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CYSTEINE; GEMSP; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; LINOLEIC ACID; METHIONINE; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAURINE;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEUKOCYTE; MOTONEURON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 45749107510     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4.150     Document Type: Article

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