Topographical distribution and characterization of epithelial cells and intraepithelial lymphocytes in the human ocular mucosa

Mucosal Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 455-467

  Reinoso, R ^a,b   Martin Sanz R ^a   Martino, M ^a,b   Mateo, M E ^a   Blanco Salado, R ^c   Calonge, M ^a,b   Corell, A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFERIOR TARSAL BULBAR FORNICAL CONJUNCTIVA; INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA; SUPERIOR TARSAL CONJUNCTIVA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84864837398     PISSN: 19330219     EISSN: 19353456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.27     Document Type: Article

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