Positive correlation between vitreous levels of advanced glycation end products and vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with diabetic retinopathy sufficiently treated with photocoagulation [4]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-398

  Yokoi, Masahiko ^a,e   Yamagishi, Sho Ichi ^b   Takeuchi, Masayoshi ^c   Matsui, Takanori ^b   Yoshida, Yumiko ^b   Ohgami, Kazuhiro ^a   Amano Okamoto, Tamami ^d   Ohno, Shigeaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Sapporo Medical Center   (Japan)

^e TEINE KEIJINKAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; VASCULOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITREOUS BODY; AGED; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS, ADVANCED; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33947605565     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.100198     Document Type: Letter

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