Photorefractive keratectomy: measuring the matrix metalloproteinase activity and chondroitin sulfate concentration in tear fluid

We herein report the case of a 20-year-old man who underwent a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). We measured matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity and chondroitin 4 sulfate and chondroitin 6 sulfate concentrations in tear fluid. Tear fluid was collected pre-operatively via microcapillary tube...

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Autores principales: Mutoh, Tetsuya, Nishio, Masaya, Matsumoto, Yukihiro, Arai, Kiyomi, Chikuda, Makoto
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20922035

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