Roles of adherence and matrix metalloproteinases in growth patterns of fungal pathogens in cornea [1]

Current Eye Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-468

  Joseph, Joveeta ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a   Garg, Prashant ^a   Gopinathan, Usha ^b   Vemuganti, Geeta ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Ramayamma International Eye Bank   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KERATITIS; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORNEA; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; KERATITIS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; PENICILLIUM; RABBITS;

EID: 33745550831     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680600669397     Document Type: Letter

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