Increased expression of mucinous glycoprotein KL-6 in human pterygium [6]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1208-1209

  Kase, Satoru ^a   Kitaichi, N ^a   Furudate, N ^a   Yoshida, K ^a   Ohno, S ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN KL 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONJUNCTIVA; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTERYGIUM;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CONJUNCTIVA; HUMANS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MUCINS; PTERYGIUM;

EID: 33748471710     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094300     Document Type: Letter

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