Laser photocoagulation alters the pattern of staining for neurotrophin-4, GFAP, and CD68 in human retina

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 488-492

  Ghazi Nouri, S M S ^a,b   Assi, A ^a   Limb, G A ^b   Scott, R A H ^a   Von Bussmann, K ^b   Humphrey, I ^b   Luthert, P J ^a,b   Charteris, D G ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CD68 ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CHOROID; CHOROID MELANOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MUELLER CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA; UPREGULATION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RETINA; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0037385246     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.4.488     Document Type: Article

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