Transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway activation in keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 752-759.e2

  Engler, Christoph ^a   Chakravarti, Shukti ^b   Doyle, Jefferson ^b   Eberhart, Charles G ^a   Meng, Huan ^a   Stark, Walter J ^a   Kelliher, Clare ^a   Jun, Albert S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FORMALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; PARAFFIN; RNA; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 79955081675     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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