Conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue- Current knowledge, animal models and experimental prospects

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-8

  Steven, Philipp ^a,b   Gebert, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Immune protection; Intravital imaging; Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue; Ocular surface; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MODELS, ANIMAL;

EID: 66149117021     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000219678     Document Type: Review

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