Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 291, Issue 1 , Pages 52-56 , 15 April 2010

Standardized method for the detection of antibodies to aquaporin-4 based on a highly sensitive immunofluorescence assay employing recombinant target antigen

  • S. Jarius

      Affiliations

    • Division of Molecular Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • C. Probst

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated to Euroimmun, Luebeck, Germany
    • ,
  • K. Borowski

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated to Euroimmun, Luebeck, Germany
    • ,
  • D. Franciotta

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS, Foundation “Neurological Institute C. Mondino”, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    • ,
  • B. Wildemann

      Affiliations

    • Division of Molecular Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • W. Stoecker

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated to Euroimmun, Luebeck, Germany
    • ,
  • K.P. Wandinger

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated to Euroimmun, Luebeck, Germany
    • Institute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical MS Research, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated to Euroimmun, Seekamp 31, 23560 Luebeck, Germany. Tel.: +49 451 5855 25321; fax: +49 451 5855 591.

Received 10 August 2009 ,Revised 6 January 2010 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.01.002

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 291, Issue 1 , Pages 52-56 , 15 April 2010

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