Mycophenolate mofetil inhibits human Tenon fibroblast proliferation by guanosine depletion

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1397-1398

  Heinz, C ^a   Heise, K ^a   Hudde, T ^a   Steuhl, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; GLAUCOMA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONJUNCTIVA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; GUANOSINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IMP DEHYDROGENASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0345305740     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1397     Document Type: Article

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