Reepithelialization of the human cornea is regulated by endogenous opioids

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-81

  Zagon, Ian S ^a,b   Sassani, Joseph W ^a   McLaughlin, Patricia J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; METENKEPHALIN; NALTREXONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIOID GROWTH FACTOR; OPIOID GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; WOUND HEALING;

DNA; DNA REPLICATION; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033986276     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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