Antisarcolemmal antibody

Antisarcolemmal antibodies (ASA) are formed during heart muscle inflammation . The antibodies bind both to the viruses responsible for myocardial inflammation and cross-reactively against the sarcolemma of the heart muscle cells. Like antimyolemmal antibodies, they are used as diagnostic markers for detecting cardiac muscle inflammation.

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• Stefan Endres: Specialist examination in internal medicine: in cases, questions and answers . Elsevier, Munich, 2005, ISBN 3134496097 , p. 288.

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