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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"pterygium"”.
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Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms of pterygium
Purpose: Pterygium is characterised as invasive, proliferative fibrovascular altered conjunctival tissue. The extensive vascular network is likely to significantly contribute to the progression of the disease. In the present study we investigated the effects of reduced serum (to mimic a suppressed …
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Lesioni degenerative e meccanismi di riparo della superficie oculare: lo pterigio e le deficienze delle cellule staminali del limbo (LSCD). Studio immunoistochimico e tecniche di coltura cellulare
Pterygium is a surface ocular lesion that is associated with chronic UV exposure, characterized by proliferation, inflammatory infiltrates, fibrosis, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix remodeling. The Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE or ACE I) is the major component of the Renin-angiotensin …
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AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION FOR OCULAR SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
… diseases, such as: ocular surface neoplasia, pterygium, chemical and thermal burns, cicatrizing conjunctivitis, symblepharon release, bleb leakage, filtering surgery, persistent epithelial defects, non healing stromal ulcers, deep stromal ulcers and descemetoceles, neurotrophic keratopathy, …
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Ultrastructural characterization of ultraviolet induced corneal disease : an animal model
… such as climatic droplet keratopathy and pterygium using the rabbit as an animal model. 2) Determine by means of SEM the initial effects and subsequent recovery of the epithelium after a 3-hour dose of ultraviolet B radiation. We refer to this study as "acute" response to ultraviolet B …