Mercury-induced renal immune complex deposits in young (NZB x NZW)F1 mice: Characterization of antibodies/autoantibodies

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 86-91

  Abedi Valugerdi, M ^a   Hu, H ^a   Moller G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

(NZBxNZW)F1 mice; Antibodies; Autoantibodies; Mercury; Renal immune complex deposits

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN ANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HAPTEN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PICRIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; MESANGIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030776454     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1997.490-ce1392.x     Document Type: Article

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