Treatment of corneal lesions in individuals with vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Allergology International

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-59

  Kumagai, Naoki ^a   Fukuda, Ken ^a   Fujitsu, Youichiro ^a   Seki, Keisuke ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecule; Chemokine; Cornea; Corticosteroid; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA SURGERY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

EID: 17044382231     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.54.51     Document Type: Review

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