Myelin Basic Protein

  • Tony Milford Ward
Chapter
Part of the IAKD the Immunoassay Kit Directory book series (KIT, volume 1 / 3 / 3)

Abstract

Myelin basic protein is a structural protein of the nervous system composed of three structural units joined by double phenylalanine residues. The central unit of this stucture — the B fragment — can be found free within the CSF in cases of demyelination or cerebral damage.

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis Tumour Marker Respiratory Distress Syndrome Distress Syndrome Structural Unit 
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Copyright information

© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tony Milford Ward
    • 1
  1. 1.Supraregional Protein Reference Unit, Department of ImmunologyNorthern General HospitalSheffieldUK

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