Histamine effects on conjunctival fibroblasts from patients with vernal conjunctivitis

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 739-746

  Leonardi, Andrea ^a   Radice, Marco ^a   Fregona, Iva A ^a   Plebani, Mario ^a   Abatangelo, Giovanni ^a   Secchi, Antonio G ^a  

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Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Histamine; Proliferation; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE; PROCOLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032997537     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0658     Document Type: Article

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