Acetylcholine Receptor-alpha Subunit Over-Expression in Experimental Myasthenia Gravis: A Possible Role for the Autoantigen in Pathogenesis

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Sheng, JianRong [1 ,2 ]
Prabhakar, Bellur S. [1 ]
Meriggioli, Matthew N. [2 ]
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[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Chicago, IL USA
[2] Univ Illinois, Neurol & Rehabil, Chicago, IL USA
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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY | 2009年 / 182卷
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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