Gefarnate increases PAS positive cell density in rabbit conjunctiva

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1320-1323

  Nakamura, Masatsugu ^a   Endo, Ken Ichi ^a   Nakata, Katsuhiko ^a   Hamano, Takashi ^b  

^a SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

12 SULFODEHYDROABIETIC ACID; ANTIULCER AGENT; GEFARNATE; TROXIPIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTRITIS; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STOMACH ULCER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031725685     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.11.1320     Document Type: Article

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