Expression of PDGF receptor-α in corneal myofibroblasts in situ

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 432-434

  Kaur, Harmeet ^a   Chaurasia, Shyam S ^a   Agrawal, Vandana ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

SMA (alpha smooth muscle actin); myofibroblasts; PDGFR ; photorefractive keratectomy (PRK); wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CELL MARKER; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RABBITS; RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67651227463     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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