An Alternative Perspective to the Immune Response in Autoimmune Exocrinopathy: Induction of Functional Quiescence Rather Than Destructive Autoaggression
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 49 (1) , 07-10
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3083.1999.00490.x
Abstract
Sjögren's syndrome is characterized by dryness of the eyes and the mouth due to mononuclear cell infiltration of the lacrimal and salivary glands. The aetiology is unknown but autoimmunity is conside...Keywords
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