Expression of α- and β-defensins in human ocular surface tissue

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Ikeda, Ai ^a   Sakimoto, Tohru ^a   Shoji, Jun ^a   Sawa, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

defensins; defensins; Immunohistochemical analysis; Ocular surface tissue; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; NEUTROPHIL PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CAUSTIC BURN; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA PERFORATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PTERYGIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-DEFENSINS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 18044398968     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0163-y     Document Type: Article

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