A flow cytometric study about the immunopathology of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 821-824

  Avunduk, Avni Murat ^a   Avunduk, Mustafa Cihat ^b   Dayanir, Volkan ^c   Tekelioglu, Yavuz ^a   Dayioglu, Yavuz Selim ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Air Force Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CD4+ lymphocyte; CD4 29+ lymphocyte; CD4 45RA+ lymphocyte; Immunopathology; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

EID: 0031867292     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70310-0     Document Type: Article

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