Reciprocal interaction of the conjunctiva and cornea in ocular allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Fukuda, Ken ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOTAXIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; MESSENGER RNA; RANTES;

CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LESION; EYE ALLERGY; FOOT PAD; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 75849155174     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.10.041     Document Type: Letter

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