Expression of proteinase inhibitors in the human trabecular meshwork

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-271

  Fukuchi, Takeo ^a,b   Sawaguchi, Shoichi ^a   Hanyuu, Takako ^a   Abe, Haruki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Proteinase inhibitor; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; ANTITHROMBIN III; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CORNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

EID: 0030972902     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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