Influences of methylcellulose on corneal epithelial wound healing

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-63

  Lin, Chang Ping ^a   Boehnke, Matthias ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLCELLULOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TISSUE REACTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITREOUS BODY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032965952     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1999.15.59     Document Type: Article

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