Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase in pterygia

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 738-742

  Lee, Do Hyung ^a   Cho, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Jong Tak ^b   Choi, Jun Sub ^b   Joo, Choun Ki ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Pterygium; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTERYGIUM;

ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVA; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PTERYGIUM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0035737091     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200110000-00013     Document Type: Article

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