Lens epithelial apoptosis and cell proliferation in human age-related cortical cataract

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-220

  Charakidas, Antonios ^a,d   Kalogeraki, A ^b   Tsilimbaris, M ^b   Koukoulomatis, P ^a   Brouzas, D ^c   Delides, G ^b  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cataract; Lens; MIB1; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; DNA FRAGMENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18744370226     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500206     Document Type: Article

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