Expression of major histocompatibility complex molecules in rodent retina: Immunohistochemical study

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1848-1857

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Wu, Guey Shuang ^a   Ishimoto, Sei Ichi ^a   Pararajasegaram, Geeta ^a   Rao, Narsing A ^a  

^a DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow derived cells; Immunohistochemistry; Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules; Retina; Wholemount

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHIMERA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MACROPHAGES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MONOCYTES; NEUROGLIA; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED LEW; RETINA;

EID: 0030881665     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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