Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in pterygium tissue

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 769-772

  Wong, Y W ^a   Chew, J ^a   Yang, H ^b   Tan, D T H ^a,c,d   Beuerman, Roger ^a,d  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTERYGIUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PTERYGIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33744788336     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.087486     Document Type: Article

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