Protection of autoimmunity induced by copolymer-1 on optic nerve: Experiment with rat glaucoma models

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 2152-2154

  Li, Xia ^a   Qian, Shao Hong ^a   Sun, Xing Huai ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Immunity; Retina; T lymphocyte cells

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; GLATIRAMER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EYEBALL; GLAUCOMA; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GANGLIA; GLAUCOMA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTIC NERVE; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 54949129350     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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