An analysis of apoptosis in lymphoid organs and lupus disease in murine systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 306-312

  Ravirajan, C T ^a   Sarraf, C E ^b   Anilkumar, T V ^b   Golding, M C H ^b   Alison, M R ^b   Isenberg, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autoimmunity; Spleen; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thymus

Indexed keywords

DNA ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THYMUS;

EID: 0030018171     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-770.x     Document Type: Article

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