Release of TGF-β1 and VEGF in tears following photorefractive keratectomy

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Vesaluoma, Minna ^a,b   Teppo, Anna Maija ^a   Grönhagen Riska, Carola ^a   Tervo, Timo ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Eye Bank ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy; Human; Immunoassay; Tear fluid; Transforming growth factor 1 (TGF B1); Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TEARS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031052814     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.1.19.5119     Document Type: Article

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