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Cytokines and myelin antibodies in Crow-Fukase syndrome
Kyoko Saida MD,
Mitsuhiro Ohta PhD,
Hideshi Kawakami MD,
Takahiko Saida MD,
Corresponding Author
Kyoko Saida MD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
National Hospital, Narutaki, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMitsuhiro Ohta PhD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHideshi Kawakami MD
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiko Saida MD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKyoko Saida MD,
Mitsuhiro Ohta PhD,
Hideshi Kawakami MD,
Takahiko Saida MD,
Corresponding Author
Kyoko Saida MD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
National Hospital, Narutaki, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMitsuhiro Ohta PhD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHideshi Kawakami MD
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiko Saida MD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: December 1996
Citations: 7
No abstract is available for this article.
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