Expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) mRNA in plaques of human anterior subcapsular cataracts and membranes of posterior capsule opacification

Current Eye Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 627-636

  Wunderlich, K ^a   Peech, M ^a   Eberle, A N ^a   Mihatsch, M ^a   Flammer, J ^a   Meyer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anterior subcapsular cataract; Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF); Lens epithelial cells; Metaplasia; Posterior capsule opacification; Tenascin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TENASCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS CAPSULE; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033663027     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0271-3683(200008)2121-VFT627     Document Type: Article

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