Copolymer 1 inhibits experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-194

  Zhang, Meifen ^a   Chan, Chi Chao ^a   Vistica, Barbara ^a   Hung, Vivian ^a   Wiggert, Barbara ^a   Gery, Igal ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Copolymer 1 (Cop 1); Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU); Immunomodulation

Indexed keywords

GLATIRAMER; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEORETINITIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; EYE DISEASES; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; PEPTIDES; RETINITIS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; UVEITIS;

EID: 0033962233     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00239-8     Document Type: Article

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