Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor VEGFR-2 in the regulation of corneal neovascularization and wound healing

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 557-563

  Gan, Lisha ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^a   Palmblad, Jan ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkali burn; Cornea; Epithelial stem cells; Leucocytes; Neovacularization

Indexed keywords

FUCOIDIN; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; STROMA CELL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; RABBITS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 6344291573     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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