The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) present in the cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients is unsialylated

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-399

  Massaro, Angelo Raffaele ^a   De Pascalis, D ^a   Carnevale, A ^a   Carbone, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; CSF; Demyelination; MS; Multiple sclerosis; NCAM; PSA NCAM; Remyelination

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; SIALIC ACIDS;

EID: 70450163735     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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