Levels of mucin gene expression in normal human conjunctival epithelium in vivo

Current Eye Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Corrales, R M ^a,d   Calonge, M ^a   Herreras, J M ^a   Saez, V ^a   Mayo, A ^a   Chaves, F J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Impression cytology; Mucin gene expression; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 5; MUCIN 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; DNA PRIMERS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0345449066     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.27.5.323.17221     Document Type: Article

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