Cellular incursion into Bowman's membrane in the peripheral cone of the keratoconic cornea

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 473-482

  Sherwin, T ^a   Brookes, N H ^a   Loh, I P ^a   Poole, C A ^a   Clover, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bowman's membrane; Cathepsin B; Cathepsin G; Cornea; Epithelium; Keratoconus; Keratocyte

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN G; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CONE; STROMA;

EID: 0036310722     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2001.1157     Document Type: Article

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