Improved impression cytology techniques for the immunopathological diagnosis of superficial viral infections

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 984-988

  Thiel, M A ^a   Bossart, W ^a   Bernauer, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030833898     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.11.984     Document Type: Article

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