A Look into Myasthenia Gravis
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...
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| description | 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 |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-654632024-03-31T22:43:46Z A Look into Myasthenia Gravis Pruitt, Joseph A. Immunology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCM Immunology 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 2021-04-20T15:17:55Z 2021-04-20T15:17:55Z 2012 book ONIX_20210420_9789533078212_820 9789533078212 9789535167020 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65463 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/735/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/1243 10.5772/1243 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789533078212 9789535167020 IntechOpen 116 open access |
| spellingShingle | Immunology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCM Immunology A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title | A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title_full | A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title_fullStr | A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title_short | A Look into Myasthenia Gravis |
| title_sort | look into myasthenia gravis |
| topic | Immunology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCM Immunology |
| topic_facet | Immunology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCM Immunology |
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