Proteases in bacterial keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Matsumoto, K ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Bacterial keratitis; Corneal ulcer; Matrix metalloproteinase; Peritoneal exudate cell; Polymorphonuclear leukocyte; Protease; Pseudomonal elastase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Serratia marcescens; Serratial 56K protease

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; GELATINASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; PROTEINASE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033750559     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200000003-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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