Characterization of two corneal epithelium-derived antigens associated with vasculitis

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2594-2601

  Reynolds, Irena ^a   John, Sally L ^a   Tullo, Andrew B ^c   Ayad, Shirley ^b   Morgan, Keith ^a   Ballardie, Francis W ^d   Holt, P J Lennox ^a   Hillarby, M Chantal ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CORNEA EPITHELIAL ANTIGEN A; CORNEA EPITHELIAL ANTIGEN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CATTLE; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; CATTLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RABBITS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031736636     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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