Can zinc prevent apoptosis of anterior keratocytes after superficial keratectomy?

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 550-555

  Kuo, Irene C ^a   Seitz, Berthold ^a,c   LaBree, Laurie ^a   McDonnell, Peter J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior keratocytes; Apoptosis; Deepithelialization; Haze; Minimal essential medium; Photorefractive surgery; Stromal keratocytes; Superficial keratectomy; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; IONOPHORE; PYRITHIONE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG THERAPY; KERATECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REFRACTIVE KERATOPLASTY; RETINA DYSTROPHY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030768423     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199709000-00011     Document Type: Article

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