Correlation between anterior chamber IgG/albumin concentrations and laser flare photometry in eyes with endogenous uveitis

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-277

  Chiou, A G Y ^a,c   Florakis, G J ^a   Herbort, C P ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

^c LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Anterior chamber IgG; Aqueous flare

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LASER FLARE CELL METER; PARACENTESIS; UVEITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; PARACENTESIS; PHOTOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UVEITIS;

EID: 0031776377     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027306     Document Type: Article

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