Antibodies to endogenous tear protein in normal human tears

Current Eye Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 819-823

  Remington, Susann G ^a   Crow, Jean M ^a   Nelson, J Daniel ^a,b  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Lipocalin 1; Lysozyme; Ocular tears

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; LACTOFERRIN; LIPOCALIN 1; LYSOZYME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; SILVER; TEAR PROTEIN;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LACRIMAL FLUID; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SILVER STAINING; TEAR FILM;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; LIPOCALIN 1; MURAMIDASE; TEARS;

EID: 70449510619     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713680903108531     Document Type: Article

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