Myasthenia gravis and the thymus gland. A historical review

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Raica, Marius ^a   Cimpean, Anca Maria ^a   Ribatti, Domenico ^b  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

History of medicine; Myasthenia gravis; Thymus gland

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE SALICYLATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS;

EID: 47349096532     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-008-0158-y     Document Type: Review

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