Expression of βig-h3 in keratoconus and normal cornea

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1401-1404

  Zhao, Guiqiu ^a   Wang, Chuanfu ^a   Sun, Weirong ^a   Zhang, Wenqing ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Sheng, Hui ^a   Liang, Tao ^a  

^a University Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

ig h3; Human; In situ hybridization; Keratoconus; mRNA

Indexed keywords

BETAIG H3 PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETAIG-H3 PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA PROBE; DNA SCREENING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; WOUND HEALING;

CORNEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036741373     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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