BAFF is up-regulated in central nervous system of neuro-Behçet's disease

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 111-114

  Hamzaoui, Kamel ^a   Houman, Habib ^b   Hentati, Faycal ^c   Hamzaoui, Agnes ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^d ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

BAFF; Beh et's disease; CNS; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; BEHCET SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 50049131639     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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