Genomics of corneal wound healing: A review of the literature

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Maycock, Nick J R ^a   Marshall, John ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b and University of Bristol   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corneal ectasia; corneal wound healing; genomics; keratoconus; review article

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; AQUAPORIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GALECTIN 7; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; KALININ; OXYGEN RADICAL; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; SUBSTANCE P; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTACT INHIBITION; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA SURGERY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CORNEA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL INJURIES; GENOMICS; HUMANS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84899462140     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12227     Document Type: Article

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