Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody induces astrocytic cytotoxicity in the absence of CNS antigen-specific T cells
Authors:
- Yuji NakatsujiYNYuji Nakatsuji
- Takashi KimuraTKTakashi Kimura
- Masayuki MoriyaMMMasayuki Moriya
- Kazushiro TakataKTKazushiro Takata
- Tatsusada OkunoTOTatsusada Okuno
- Atsushi KumanogohAKAtsushi Kumanogoh
- Koji KajiyamaKKKoji Kajiyama
- Hiroo YoshikawaHYHiroo Yoshikawa
- Saburo SakodaSSSaburo Sakoda
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Vol. 394 (1) , 205-210
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Funding Information
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
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