Human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the aqueous humor

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-413

  Araki Sasaki, Kaoru ^a   Danjo, Shinji ^b   Kawaguchi, Satoshi ^b   Hosohata, Jun ^b   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOYONAKA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; c MET; Cell density; Corneal endothelial cell; Hepatocyte growth factor

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL DENSITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET;

EID: 0031423335     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(97)00081-6     Document Type: Article

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