The immunological features of Peyronie's disease

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-162

  Ralph, David J ^a   Mirakian, Rita ^a   Pryor, John P ^a   Bottazzo, Gian F ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunology; Penile erection; Penile induration; Penis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE INDURATION; PENIS;

EID: 0029655694     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66582-0     Document Type: Article

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