Local production of IgG and IgG subclasses in the aqueous humor of patients with Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis, herpetic uveitis and toxoplasmic chorioretinitis

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Bloch Michel, E ^a   Lambin, P ^b   Debbia, M ^b   Tounsi, Y ^a   Trichet, C ^a   Offret, H ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis; Herpetic uveitis; IgG subclass; Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; SENILE CATARACT; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; CHORIORETINITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS;

EID: 0031401125     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005909331778     Document Type: Article

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