Focus on molecules: Heparanase

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-477

  Zhang, Yinghui ^a   Ryan, Denise S ^b   Bower, Kraig S ^b   Ilan, Neta ^c   Vlodavsky, Israel ^c   Laurie, Gordon W ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cornea; Dry eye; HPSE; Inflammation; Ocular surface; Syndecan; Tears

Indexed keywords

HEPARANASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EYE; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY;

EYE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84755160638     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.05.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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