Expression of Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B determined by immunohistochemistry in healthy, inflamed and autoimmune diseased human tissues: A generalized phenomenon

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-292

  van Woerkom, Jan Maarten ^a   Geertzema, Jan G N ^a   Nikkels, Peter G J ^a   Kruize, Aike A ^a   Smeenk, Ruud J T ^b   Vroom, Thea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart block; Immunohistochemistry; La SS B; Ro SS A; Sj rgren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

LA ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAFFIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; EMBEDDING; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVARY GLAND DUCT; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TISSUE SECTION; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, SMALL CYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 2342506579     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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