Bowman's layer structure and function: Critical or dispensable to corneal function? A Hypothesis

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 417-420

  Wilson, Steven E ^a   Hong, Jong Wook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bowman's layer; Chemotaxis; Cornea; Cytokines; Keratocytes

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

APOPTOSIS; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMOTAXIS; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCISION; KERATOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA; HUMANS;

EID: 0033911134     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200007000-00001     Document Type: Review

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