Primary open-angle glaucoma: A transforming growth factor-β pathway-mediated disease

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2201-2204

  Taylor, Andrew W ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 84861624867     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.03.011     Document Type: Note

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