Histopathological studies of staphylococcal alpha-toxin: Effects on rabbit corneas

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1221-1228

  Moreau, Judy M ^a   Sloop, Gregory D ^a   Engel, Lee S ^a   Hill, James M ^a,b   O'Callaghan, Richard J ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Hemolytic toxin; Ocular pathology; Polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMN) migration; Rabbit; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EDEMA; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; KERATITIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCORING SYSTEM; SLIT LAMP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0030658774     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.12.1221.5022     Document Type: Article

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