The presence of a local immune system in the upper blind and lower part of the human nasolacrimal duct

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 431-439

  Sirigu, P ^a   Maxia, C ^a   Puxeddu, R ^a   Zucca, I ^a   Piras, F ^a   Perra, M T ^a  

^a Section of Anthropological Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCING CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL SAC; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0034495914     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.63.431     Document Type: Article

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