A Monoclonal Antibody Directed Against an Autoimmune Epitope on the Human β₁-Adrenergic Receptor Recognized in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

A monoclonal antibody (MAb M16) was obtained by immunizing Balb/C mice with free peptide H26R, corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the human β1-adrenergic receptor (β1AR), against whi...