Tear film MMP accumulation and corneal disease
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Tear film MMP accumulation and corneal disease.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) accumulate in the tears of patients with active peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) but it is unknown whether these enzymes have a central role in disease progression. The aims of the present investigation were to determine the source of these enzymes and to ascertain whether their accumulation in tears is a phenomenon specific to PUK or a gene...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.2.147