Expression of leptin and neuropilin in a case of idiopathic choroidal neovascularization

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 295-300

  Maberley, David ^a   Cui, Jing Z ^a   Morris, Andrew ^a   White, Valerie ^a   To, Eleanor C ^a   Au, Eugene ^a   Matsubara, Joanne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Idiopathic choroidal neovascularization; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; NEUROPILIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCLEROTOMY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0036699036     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(02)80025-4     Document Type: Article

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