Presence of Growth Factor in Human Vitreous

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 226-228

  Majima, Kiyoyuki ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA method; Epidermal growth factor; Human vitreous; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0031008965     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000310795     Document Type: Article

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