Stromal cell derived factor-1, CXCR4 and CXCR7 gene transcripts in pterygia

Purpose: Pterygium is a pathologic process with angiogenic and tumor cell like characteristics. Chemokine and chemokine receptors may contribute to the formation and growth of pterygia. The aim of this study was to assess the expression of stromal cell derived factor (SDF)-1, as an angiogenic chemok...

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Main Authors: Shahram Bamdad, Behzad Khademi, Nooshin Chenari, Atta Taseh, Mahboobeh Razmkhah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Current Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232516301378