Immunosuppressive property of dried human amniotic membrane

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-113

  Park, Choul Yong ^a   Kohanim, Sahar ^b   Zhu, Lei ^b   Gehlbach, Peter L ^b   Chuck, Roy S ^b,c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Cryopreservation; Immune suppression; Ocular surface; T cell proliferation

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ALLOTYPE SUPPRESSION; AMNION; AMNION CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

AMNION; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; DESICCATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 58149101683     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000187629     Document Type: Article

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