An alternative technique for the induction of autoimmune valvulitis in a rat model of rheumatic heart disease

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 80-85

  Gorton, D ^a   Blyth, S ^a   Gorton, J G ^a   Govan, B ^a   Ketheesan, N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Freund's complete adjuvant; Rat model; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

FREUND ADJUVANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDITIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TH1 CELL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MYOCARDITIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TH1 CELLS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77951160813     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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