Effect of immunoglobulin G from patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy and interferon gamma in intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and human leucocyte antigen-DR expression in human retroocular fibroblasts

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 752-755

  Li, Yushu ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Teng, Weiping ^a   Shan, Zhongyan ^a   Li, Zhongmin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graves' ophthalmopathy; Human leucocyte antigen DR; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1; Interferon gamma; Retroocular fibroblasts

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GRAVES DISEASE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0039246957     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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