In vivo confocal microscopy of subepithelial infiltrates in human corneal transplant rejection

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-504

  Niederer, Rachael L ^a   Sherwin, Trevor ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allograft rejection; Dendritic cells; In vivo confocal microscopy; Langerhans cells; Penetrating keratoplasty; Subepithelial infiltrates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

DENDRITIC CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 34247611352     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180318107     Document Type: Article

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