Immunocytochemical localization of basic fibroblast growth factor and glial fibrillary acidic protein after laser photocoagulation-in the Royal College of Surgeons rat

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-96

  Chu, Yi ^a,c   Humphrey, Martin F ^b   Alder, Valerie V ^a   Constable, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Fujisawa GmbH   (Germany)

^c LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argon laser; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Photoreceptors; Royal College of Surgeons rat

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FROZEN SECTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; LASER COAGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA INJURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LASER COAGULATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0031937972     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01447.x     Document Type: Article

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