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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Macrophages are usually present in epiretinal membranes from eyes with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). Information on the kinetics of macrophages in the eye may be of help in identifying their role in this disease. To determine the half-life of macrophages in the vitreous, peritoneal macrophages were labeled by allowing them to phagocytose 141Cerium (gamma-emitter) labeled microspheres, and were then injected into the vitreous of the same rabbit from which they were obtained. The animals were sacrificed at various times post-injection and the radioactivity remaining in the vitreous was measured. Using this procedure, the half-life was found to be 4.8 days.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0271-3683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
683-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Clearance rate of macrophages from the vitreous in rabbits.
pubmed:affiliation
Ophthalmology Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't