Quantitative study on regenerated retinal pigment epithelium and the effects of growth factor

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1081-1087

  Kimizuka, Yoshihiro ^a   Yamada, Takahiko ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF); Cell proliferation; Fluorescein angiography; Macular degeneration; Rabbit; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FLUORESCEIN; RECOMBINANT BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA INJURY; RETINOTOMY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; INJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RABBITS; REGENERATION; VITREOUS BODY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030722319     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.11.1081.5102     Document Type: Article

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