Messenger RNA levels for genes involved in extracellular matrix from human corneal scrapings before and after photorefractive keratectomy

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 568-572

  Tomas Barberan, Santiago ^a   Schultz, Gregory S ^b   Tarnuzzer, Roy W ^b   Fagerholm, Per ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Epithelium; Excimer laser; Growth factors; Metalloproteinases; Myopic regression; Photorefractive keratectomy; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 3; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATECTOMY; MYOPIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031759913     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760511.x     Document Type: Article

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