Expressions of collagen I, matrix metalloproeinases-2, and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in the posterior sclera of newborn guinea pigs with negative lens-defocused myopia

Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Wang, Shu Ran ^a   Ye, Jun Jie ^a   Long, Qin ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Defocus; Experimental myopia; Matrix metalloproteinase 2; Sclera

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GELATINASE A; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCLERA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 77950513130     PISSN: 1000503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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