In vivo effects of antibodies from patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: further evidence of synaptic glutamatergic dysfunction
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A severe encephalitis that associates with auto-antibodies to the NR1 subunit of the NMDA receptor (NMDA-R) was recently reported. Patients' antibodies cause a decrease of the density of NMDA-R and synaptic mediated currents, bu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.ojrd.com/content/5/1/31 |