Immunolocalization of GQ1b and Related Gangliosides in Human Extraocular Neuromuscular Junctions and Muscle Spindles

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Hugh J. Willison · University of Glasgow

Fátima Pedrosa Domellöf · Umeå University

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The abundant and synaptic-specific binding of anti-GQ1b, -GT1a, and -GD1b ganglioside antibodies and the rich capillary supply in the human EOMs may partly explain the selective paralysis of these muscles in Miller Fisher syndrome.

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Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Hereditary Neurological Disorders Peripheral Nerve Disorders

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Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 50, Issue 7, pp. 3226-3226

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-3333

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Immunolocalization of GQ1b and Related Gangliosides in Human Extraocular Neuromuscular Junctions and Muscle Spindles

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