Nerve growth factor, human skin ulcers and vascularization. Our experience

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 146, Issue , 2004, Pages 515-522

  Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Lameness; Neurotrophins; NGF; Ocular inflammation; Skin ulcers; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; STEROID;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; EPITHELIZATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKIN ULCER; TISSUE REGENERATION; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0348110427     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)46032-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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