Cytokines and the pathogenesis of myasth
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Guang-Xian Zhang; Vaidirius Navikas; Hans Link
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) and its animal model experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) are caused by autoantibodies against nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in skeletal muscle. The production of anti-AChR antibodies is mediated by cytokines produced by CD4+ and CD8+ T helper (Th) cells.