Evidence that Th1 lymphocytes predominate in islet inflammation and thyroiditis in the biobreeding (BB) rat

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-319

  Zipris, Danny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diabetes; BB rat; Cytokines; Islets; T lymphocytes; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0030175368     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1996.0043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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