Deletion of theFHL2Gene Attenuating Neovascularization after Corneal Injury
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Corneal neovascularization after excimer keratectomy wounds in matrilysin-deficient mice.
PURPOSE Matrilysin, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7, is upregulated in the corneal epithelium during wound healing after excimer keratectomy wounds. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of matrilysin in maintaining corneal avascularity during wound healing. METHODS Matrilysin-deficient mice (n = 17) and their age-matched wild-type littermates (n = 18) were treated with 193 nm ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2209