Effect of cytochrome c peroxidase on the corneal epithelial healing process after excimer laser photo-ablation in transgenic mice

European Surgical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-87

  Scorolli, L ^a,b   Meduri, A ^a   Morara, M ^a   Scalinci, S Z ^a   Meduri, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal wound healing; Cytochrome c peroxidase; Excimer laser photo ablation; Refractive surgery, re epithelialization; Transgenic mice, excimer laser photo ablation

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; EYE DROPS; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EPITHELIZATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME-C PEROXIDASE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34047159302     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099147     Document Type: Article

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