References and Links
Website sources
- Australian Myasthenia Gravis Association
- NHS
- National institute of neurological disorders and stroke
- Health communities.com
- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
Image and video sources:
The images and videos provided from the following sites were via either the creative commons license or were copyright-friendly images.
Textbooks
- "Molecular Biology of the cell", Alberts et Al. 5th Ed. 2008. ISBN 0-8153-4106-7
- "Medical Physiology: A Cellular Approach and Molecular Approach", Boron and Boulpaep, 2nd Ed. 2009. ISBN: 1-4160-3115-4
Journals
- Conti-Fine. B, Milani.M, and Kaminski.H,J. 2006 "Myasthenia Gravis: Past, Present and Future." Journal of Clinical Investigations, 1; 116(11): 2843–2854.
- Gomez. A.M, and Van Den Broeck.J. 2010 "Antibody effector mechanisms in Myasthenia Gravis- pathogenesis at the Neuromuscular Junction" Autoimmunity, 43(5-6):353-70.
- Vrollix. K, and Fraussen. J. 2010. "The auto-antigen reportoire in Myasthenia Gravis" Autoimmunity, 43(5-6):380-400.
- García-Carrasco. M, Escárcega. R. O, Fuentes-Alexandro. S. 2006. "Therapeutic Options in Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis". Autoimmunity Reviews, 6: 373- 378.
- Luo. J, Kuryatov. A, Linstrom. J,M. 2010. "Specific Immunotherapy of experimental Myasthenia Gravis by a novel mechanism". Annual of Neurology, 67(4):441-51.
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Sheng. J.R, Liangcheng. L.I, Ganesh. B.B, Vasu. C, Prabhakar. B.S, and Meriggioli. M.N. 2006 "Suppression of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis by Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Is Associated with an Expansion of FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cell", The Journal of Immunology, 177: 5296-5306.