Pollen enzymes degrade human tear fluid and conjunctival cells: An approach to understanding seasonal non-allergic conjunctivitis

Developments in Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2010, Pages 83-92

  Rabensteiner, Dieter Franz ^a   Spreitzhofer, Eva ^a   Trummer, Gabriele ^a   Wachswender, Christine ^a   Kirchengast, Sieglinde ^a   Horwath Winter, Jutta ^a   Schmut, Otto ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; TEAR PROTEINS;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; METABOLISM; POLLEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TEARS;

EID: 77956215714     PISSN: 02503751     EISSN: 16622790     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000315022     Document Type: Article

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