Characterisation of the normal conjunctival leukocyte population

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 905-912

  Hingorani, M ^a,b   Metz, D ^a   Lightman, S L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CALT; Immunohistochemistry; Normal conjunctiva; Ocular MALT

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031171913     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0280     Document Type: Article

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