That the history of American slavery and of the American negro forms a most important
chapter in the history of the United States no one will deny. An institution that for two centuries …

Objective To evaluate the inflammatory response and its potential role in the early stages of
corneal wound healing after excimer laser keratectomy. Materials and Methods Lewis rats …

Objectives Retinal angioma frequently occurs in von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. However,VHLgene
alterations have not been documented in retinal angiomas. Methods Using tissue …

Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) was induced in Lewis rats and B10.A mice by
immunization with S-antigen (S-Ag) to study the potential roles of vascular endothelial …

Purpose Previous studies on the use of human amniotic membrane (HAM) in rabbit stem cell
deficiency models have found the new epithelium growing over the HAM to express cornea-…

Background: Apoptosis plays a part in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Objective:
To investigate the expression of apoptotic markers in the eyes of patients with uveitis. …

Objective To examine the kinetics and mechanisms of endotoxin-induced uveitis in the
mouse. Methods C3H/HeN mice were injected subcutaneously with 0.3 mg ofSalmonella …

purpose. A murine toxoplasmosis model has been developed that results in central nervous
system (CNS) and ocular inflammation characterized by encephalitis with numerous brain …

Purpose: Sex hormones have been associated with the prevalence, susceptibility, and severity
of autoimmune disease. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, sex hormones are …

… Matteson prepared the preliminary sketches for the maps in this volume. The author desires
also to express his more than usual obligations to the editor for helpful suggestions both as …