Serum-positive and-negative AQP4 antibody NMO in Chinese patients

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-235

  Long, Youming ^a,b   Lu, Zhengqi ^a   Hu, Xueqiang ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM; STOMACH;

EID: 84863132243     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013287     Document Type: Article

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