Cytokine gene expression after subretinal transplantation

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-189

  Abe, Toshiaki ^a   Takeda, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yamada, Katsura ^a   Akaishi, Keiko ^a   Tomita, Hiroshi ^a   Sato, Masami ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Retina; RT PCR; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RETINA; TRANSPLANTATION; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; RATS; RETINA; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0033216985     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.189.179     Document Type: Article

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