Immunotolerance induced by intratesticular antigen priming: Expression of TGF-β, Fas and Fas ligand

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-84

  Li, Haikun ^a   Ren, Jianmning ^a   Dhabuwala, C B ^a   Shichi, Hitoshi ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis; Fas; Fas ligand; Immunohistochemistry; Immunosuppression; Orchidic tolerance; Rats; S antigen; Testis; TGF

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPLEEN CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 0030793088     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273949709085055     Document Type: Article

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