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Collagen Cross-Linking: Current Status and Future Directions

Collagen cross-linking (CXL) using UVA light and riboflavin (vitamin B2) was introduced as a clinical application to stabilize the cornea by inducing cross-links within and between collagen fibers. CXL has been investigated extensively and has been shown clinically to arrest the progression of kerat...

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Autores principales: Hovakimyan, Marine, Guthoff, Rudolf F., Stachs, Oliver
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22288005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/406850