Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 105 patients was analyzed by radioimmunoassay for the presence of material cross-reactive with peptide 89-169 of bovine myelin basic protein (BP). In a group of 72 multiple sclerosis patients, 52 showed higher BP content than the control group, i.e. more than 2 ng/ml C
Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of the complement MAC inhibitor CD59 in multiple sclerosis and patients with other neurological disorders
β Scribed by J. Roddy; I. Clark; B. L. Hazleman; D. A. S. Compston; N. J. Scolding
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 401 KB
- Volume
- 241
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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