Investigation of the potential of polymer therapeutics in corneal re-epithelialisation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1566-1570

  Hardwicke, J ^a   Song, B ^a   Moseley, R ^a   Thomas, D W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; DEXTRIN; GAMMA UROGASTRONE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEA; DEXTRINS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78649880473     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.177295     Document Type: Article

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