Alpha-1-antitrypsin in aqueous humour from patients with corneal allograft rejection

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Funding, Mikkel ^a   Vorum, Henrik ^a,b   Nexø, Ebba ^a   Ehlers, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

1 antitrypsin; 1 proteinase inhibitor; Aqueous humour; Corneal rejection; ELISA; Outcome; Total protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE PIVALATE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SAMPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 21044444334     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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