Expression of βig-h3 is lower than normal in keratoconus corneas but increases with scarring

Cornea

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 599-605

  Takács, Lili ^a   Csutak, Adrienne ^a   Balázs, Erzsébet ^a   Módis Jr , László ^a   Berta, András ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Immunohistochemistry; Keratoconus; Pathogenesis; ig h3

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL PROTEIN; BETAIG H3 PROTEIN; BETAIG-H3 PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCAR FORMATION; CORNEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0032588290     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199909000-00014     Document Type: Article

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