Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness and fatigability of muscles. It is now established that patients suffering from MG have a decreased number of acetylcholine receptors (AChR) at their neuromuscular junctions [1–6].
Keywords
- Acetylcholine Receptor
- Normal Thymus
- Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody
- Peripheral Blood Lympho
- Scripps Clinic
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This study was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Grant Nos. SFB 102 TPB4 and SFB 200 TPB5
The authors are indebted to Ms. M. Happel for her excellent technical assistance
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Doxiadis, I., Grosse-Wilde, H., Hohlfeld, R., Toyka, K.V. (1984). Differences in Antigen Expression on Normal Thymocytes and on Cells Derived from Hyperplastic Thymi and Thymoma of Myasthenia Gravis Patients. In: Bernard, A., Boumsell, L., Dausset, J., Milstein, C., Schlossman, S.F. (eds) Leucocyte Typing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68857-7_54
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