The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR): Role in corneal wound healing and homeostasis

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 511-517

  Nakamura, Y ^a   Sotozono, C ^a   Kinoshita, S ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Corneal wound healing; Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); Epithelial thickness; Homeostasis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE; GEFITINIB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA LIMBUS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THICKNESS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034780526     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0979     Document Type: Article

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