Effect of corneal epithelium on ultraviolet-A and riboflavin absorption

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 348-351

  Bottós, Katia Mantovani ^a   Schor, Paulo ^a   Dreyfuss, Juliana L ^a   Nader, Helena Bonciani ^a   Chamon, Wallace ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross linking reagents therapeutic use; Epithelium, corneal physiology; Microscopy, immunofluorescence; Photosensitizing agents; Riboflavin pharmacokinetics; Swine; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84856785550     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492011000500008     Document Type: Article

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