Differential effect of macrophage depletion on two forms of experimental uveitis evoked by pigment epithelial membrane protein (EAPU), and by melanin- protein (EMIU)

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 841-848

  Broekhuyse, R M ^a   Huitinga, I ^b   Kuhlmann, E D ^a   Van Rooijen, N ^b   Winkens, H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dichloromethylene diphosphonate (Cl2MDP); Experimental autoimmune pigment epithelial membrane protein induced uveitis (EAPU); Experimental melanin protein induced uveitis (EMIU); Macrophages; Pigment epithelial membrane protein; Retinal pigment epithelium; Uvea

Indexed keywords

CLODRONIC ACID; LIPOSOME; MELANIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PIGMENT EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UVEITIS;

EID: 0031450481     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0396     Document Type: Article

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