Fol. Biol. 2019, 65, 265-274

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2019065050265

Metronidazole Attenuates the Intensity of Inflammation in Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis

P. Seidler Štangová1, O. Dusek1, A. Klimova1, J. Heissigerová1, T. Kučera2, Petra Svozilkova1

1Department of Ophthalmology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Histology and Embryology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received September 2019
Accepted November 2019

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