Flow cytometry in impression cytology specimens: A new method for evaluation of conjunctival inflammation

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1458-1464

  Baudouin, Christophe ^a   Brignole, Françoise ^a   Becquet, Franck ^a   Pisella, Pierre Jean ^a   Goguel, Alain ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Dry eye; Flow cytometry; HLA DR; Impression cytology

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, IGE;

EID: 0030979889     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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