Novosphingobium aromaticivorans: A potential initiator of primary biliary cirrhosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2147-2149

  Kaplan, Marshall M ^a,b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tupper Research Institute   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOACID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EPITOPE; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM AROMATICIVORANS PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BILE DUCT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; ITALY; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM AROMATICIVORANS; OXIDATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MITOCHONDRIA; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

EID: 8744238282     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41121.x     Document Type: Review

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