Expression of nerve growth factor receptors on the ocular surface in healthy subjects and during manifestation of inflammatory diseases

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1272-1275

  Lambiase, Alessandro ^a,b,c   Bonini, Stefano ^b   Micera, Alessandra ^a   Rama, Paolo ^c   Bonini, Sergie ^d   Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Division of Ophthalmology Hosp of Venice SS Giovanni e Paolo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031861702     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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