Abstract
Receptor-mediated transfer of IgG and albumin has been suggested to occur also at cerebrospinal fluid interfaces. We point out findings of statistically unchanging IgG/albumin ratios along the lumbar CSF column which propose that such transfer should be absent or very small at cerebrospinal fluid interfaces.
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Seyfert, S., Ehlen, F. & Klostermann, F. Receptor-mediated transfer of IgG and albumin at cerebrospinal fluid interfaces. J Neural Transm 122, 1249–1251 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-014-1359-z
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