... myelin probably stimulates the immune system to produce anti-myelin T cells that attack the animal's own myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through ... symptoms, especially in the early stages of the disease, occurs in approximately 70 percent of MS patients. "The initial symptom of MS is often blurred or double vision, red-green color distort...

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... myelin probably stimulates the immune system to produce anti-myelin T cells that attack the animal's own myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through ... symptoms, especially in the early stages of the disease, occurs in approximately 70 percent of MS patients. "The initial symptom of MS is often blurred or double vision, red-green color distort...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... produce anti-myelin T cells that attack the animal's own myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components ... of the immune system get through the barrier and cause nervous system damage. Scientists have studied a number of infectious agents (such as viruses) that have been suspected of causing MS ... of the disease, occurs in approximately 70 percent of MS patients. The initial sy...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate