Transepithelial riboflavin/ultraviolet. A corneal cross-linking in keratoconus: Morphologic studies on human corneas

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Mencucci, Rita ^a   Paladini, Iacopo ^a   Sarchielli, Erica ^b   Favuzza, Eleonora ^a   Vannelli, Gabriella Barbara ^b   Marini, Mirca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNEXIN 43; DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; NICK END LABELING; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84886092602     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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