Endotoxin-induced uveitis in the rat: a hypothesis for preferential involvement of the anterior uvea.

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Endotoxin-induced uveitis in the rat: a hypothesis for preferential involvement of the anterior uvea.

Current eye research - 1 Jan 1990

Herbort C P, Chan C C, Nussenblatt R B

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Endotoxin-induced Uveitis (EIU) was produced in Lewis rats by footpad injection of Salmonella endotoxin. Protein and cells were measured both in the aqueous humor and in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in order to examine if the inflammation was strictly limited to the anterior uvea. EIU was also i...

Topics

Animals
Anterior Eye Segment
Aqueous Humor
Endotoxins
Eye Proteins
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Male
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Salmonella
Species Specificity
Uvea
Uveitis, Anterior

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