CXCR4 expression in vitreoretinal membranes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-569

  Cabay, L ^a   Willermain, François ^a   Bruyns, C ^a   Verdebout, J M ^a   Witta, Y ^b   Baffi, J ^c   Velu, T ^a   Libert, J ^a   Caspers Velu, L ^a   Maho, A ^a   Lespagnard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN ANTIBODY; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; CYTOKERATIN; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0037732653     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.567     Document Type: Article

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