Transforming growth factor-β expression in rat eyes with mechanical debridement of corneal epithelium or epithelial flap

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 662-669

  Lee, Jong Joo ^a   Kim, Mee Kum ^a   Shin, Kyung Sun ^a   Shin, Mi Sun ^a   Wee, Won Ryang ^a   Lee, Jin Hak ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ACTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; LACRIMAL GLAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 41249103350     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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