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Measurement of Antibody Effects on Cellular Function of Isolated Cardiomyocytes
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Immunologie et infection
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Journal JoVE Immunologie et infection
Measurement of Antibody Effects on Cellular Function of Isolated Cardiomyocytes

Measurement of Antibody Effects on Cellular Function of Isolated Cardiomyocytes

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13:42 min

March 08, 2013

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13:42 min
March 08, 2013

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The presented method offers a way to detect functional effective cardiotropic autoantibodies in the plasma of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, irrespective of the specific antigen, by analysing the impact of isolated patient immunoglobulin on cellular shortening and intracellular calcium transients in isolated rat cardiomyocytes.

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