The roles of T-lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4 and CD8), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), HLA-DR receptor, and mast cells in etiopathogenesis of pterygium

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-122

  Beden, Ümit ^a,d   Irkeç, Murat ^b   Orhan, Diclehan ^c   Orhan, Mehmet ^b  

^a Kars State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CD8; CD4; HLA DR; ICAM 1; Immunohistochemistry; Mast cells; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MAST CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTERYGIUM; RANK SUM TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN;

EID: 0042376083     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.11.2.115.15913     Document Type: Article

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