Effects of mitomycin C on glaucoma filtration capsules

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 41, Issue , 2005, Pages 394-399

  Watson, J C ^a   Kadri, O A ^a   Wilcox, M J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifibrotic medications; Collagen; Glaucoma; Mitomycin C; Scar tissue; Shunt device

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELLS; COLLAGEN; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE; DRUG DOSAGE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TISSUE CULTURE;

ANTIFIBROTIC MEDICATIONS; CELL ADHESION; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL EVALUATION;

ANTIBIOTICS; COLLAGEN;

ANTIFIBROTIC AGENT; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ADHESION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; EYE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OCULAR FIBROSIS; RABBIT; SCAR; SCLERA; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FIBROSIS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; MITOMYCIN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RABBITS; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GLAUCOMA; MITOMYCIN C; SCAR TISSUE; SHUNT DEVICE;

EID: 17044416156     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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