Immunohistochemical localization of complement regulatory proteins in the human retina

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-364

  Fett, Anna L ^a   Hermann, Manuel M ^a   Muether, Philipp S ^a   Kirchhof, Bernd ^a   Fauser, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Complement system; Immunohistochemistry; Retina

Indexed keywords

CD46 PROTEIN, HUMAN; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H, HUMAN; CR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DECAY ACCELERATING FACTOR; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD46; ANTIGENS, CD55; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT 3B; RETINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857697198     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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