Clinical applications of NGF in ocular diseases

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-292

  Lambiase, A ^a   Manteli, F ^a   Sacheti, M ^a   Rosi, S ^b   Aloe, L ^b   Bonini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eye; Glaucoma; Keratitis; NGF

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 79958143971     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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