Human conjunctival mast cells: Expression of FcεRI, c-kit, ICAM-1, and IgE

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 493-497

  Stahl, James L ^a   Cook, Ellen B ^a   Graziano, Frank M ^a,b   Barney, Neal P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032929379     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.4.493     Document Type: Article

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