Characterization of T-lymphocytes in the anterior uvea of eyes with chronic equine recurrent uveitis

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-28

  Gilger, Brian C ^a   Malok, Emily ^a   Cutter, Katherine V ^a   Stewart, Tammy ^b   Horohov, David W ^c   Allen, Janice B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept Microbiol and Molec Genet   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Equine; Immunohistochemistry; QRT PCR; T lymphocyte; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE MARKER; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CILIARY BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; UVEITIS;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CILIARY BODY; CYTOKINES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IRIS; RECURRENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 0032827711     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(99)00082-3     Document Type: Article

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