J Gordon, G L Gallia, L Del Valle, S Amini, K Khalili
Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a major component of the myelin sheath of both the central and peripheral nervous systems. A number of neurological diseases in humans are associated with demyelination of the central and/or peripheral nervous systems, including multiple sclerosis and its variants such as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (AD), acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy, and idiopathic polyneuritis (Guilliame-Barre syndrome), as well as tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)...
May 2000: Journal of Neurovirology