Anatomical and immunological changes of the cornea in patients with pterygium

Current Eye Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 429-434

  Papadia, Marina ^a   Barabino, Stefano ^a   Valente, Cristiana ^a   Rolando, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Immunological cells; Ocular surface; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; DENDRITIC CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; DENDRITIC CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM;

EID: 47349128646     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680802130354     Document Type: Article

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