Effects of single, short term exposures of human retinal pigment epithelial cells to thiotepa or 5-fluorouracil: Implications for the treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 554-560

  Kon, Chee Hing ^a,b   Occleston, Nicholas Laurence ^a   Foss, Alexander ^a   Sheridan, Carl ^a   Aylward, George William ^a   Khaw, Peng Tee ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FLUOROURACIL; THIOTEPA;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 0031782721     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.5.554     Document Type: Article

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