Effect of 0.1% dexamethasone on epithelial healing in experimental corneal alkali wounds: Morphological changes during the repair process

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 236, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 537-545

  Chung, Jang Hyun ^a   Kang, Yang Geum ^b   Kim, Hyung Joon ^c  

^a Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; DEXAMETHASONE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STROMA; TIME; TISSUE REPAIR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; RECURRENCE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031865457     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004170050118     Document Type: Article

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