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Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in primary and recurrent pterygium

BACKGROUND: Pterygia are common, benign, fibrovascular, and infiltrative processes of the corneo- conjunctival junction of unknown pathogenesis. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mediates the rate-limiting step in arachidonic acid metabolism. Extensive evidence indicates that the COX-2 prostanoid pathway is...

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Autores principales: Karahan, Nermin, Baspinar, Sirin, Ciris, Metin, Baydar, Cetin Lutfi, Kapucuoglu, Nilgun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18579985