DNA levels in immune complexes circulating in mice with induced systemic lupus erythematosus

Immunology Letters

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Nezlin, R ^a   Dayan, M ^a   Zinger, H ^a   Mozes, E ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibodies; DNA; Immune complexes; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; METHOTREXATE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0033118457     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2478(98)00113-8     Document Type: Article

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