Mitomycin against posterior capsular opacification: An experimental study in rabbits

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1087-1091

  Haus, Christine M ^a,b   Galand, Albert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; HEPARIN; MITOMYCIN; MITOMYCIN C; MITOMYCIN C KYOWA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBRIN FORMATION; HISTOLOGY; LENS CAPSULE; LENSECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030468424     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.12.1087     Document Type: Article

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