Gelatinase Expression in Ocular Surface Disorders

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-22

  Sakimoto, Tohru ^a   Shoji, Jun ^a   Kanno, Hitoshi ^b   Sawa, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gelatinase; Matrix metalloproteinase; Ocular surface; Zymography

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 14; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHIRMER TEST; ZYMOGRAPHY;

CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES, MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TEARS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0842321895     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0022-2     Document Type: Article

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