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A Look into Myasthenia Gravis / edited by Joseph A. Pruitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pruitt, Joseph A., Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immunology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 118 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2012
- Rijeka : InTech, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Myasthenia gravis is presently an incurable antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder characterized by generalized voluntary skeletal muscle weakness. The cause of the weakness is a defect at the neuromuscular junction level, in which autoimmune antibodies block the receptors responsible for initiating muscular contraction. Literally translated from its Latin and Greek etymological roots, myasthenia gravis means "grave muscle weakness". Fortunately, advances in modern medicine have resulted in a reduction of the truly "grave" outcomes for those inflicted but, without a cure, the gravity surrounding the disease remains
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- CC BY cc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
- ISBN:
- 9789535167020
- 9535167022
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