Evaluation of the role of vascular endothelial growth factor in diabetic retinopathy

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-91

  Mahdy, Reda A ^a   Nada, Waled M ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PANRETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77955641895     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317062     Document Type: Article

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