Prevention of corneal keratocyte apoptosis after argon fluoride excimer laser irradiation with the free radical scavenger ubiquinone Q10

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-38

  Brancato, R ^a   Schiavone, N ^a,b   Siano, S ^a,c   Lapucci, A ^a,b   Papucci, L ^a,b   Donnini, M ^a,b   Formigli, L ^a,b   Zecchi Orlandini, S ^a,b   Carella, G ^a   Carones, F ^a   Capaccioli, S ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argon fluoride excimer laser; Corneal keratocyte apoptosis; LASIK; PRK; Ubiquinone Q10

Indexed keywords

SCAVENGER; UBIDECARENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; KERATECTOMY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 12944293171     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210001000106     Document Type: Article

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