Matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in pterygium

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-164

  Schellini, Silvana Artioli ^a   Hoyama, Erika ^a   Oliveira, Deilson Elgui ^a   Bacchi, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Padovani, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical methods; Matrix metalloproteinases; Pterygium; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTERYGIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33646810422     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492006000200005     Document Type: Article

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