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Comparison of genetic susceptibility to experimental allergic/immune-mediated blepharoconjunctivitis between Lewis and Fischer rats.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Nov 1998
Yoshida O, Yoshida H, Iwamoto H, Nishino K, Fukushima A, Ueno H
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BACKGROUND: Fischer rats were less susceptible to experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) than Lewis rats, although both strains have the same MHC molecules. The purpose of this study was to compare the susceptibility of experimental allergic/immune-mediated blepharoconjunctivitis (EAC) between these two strains. METHODS: Male Lewis and Fischer rats were immunized with either ovalbumin (OVA) or OVA peptide...
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