Investigation of nitric oxide in pterygium

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 743-746

  Ozdemir, Gokhan ^a,b   Inanc, Fatma ^a   Kilinc, Metin ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KSU Medical School   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Pterygium; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 30344483904     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80092-4     Document Type: Article

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