Expression of neurotrophic factors in human primary pterygeal tissue and selective TNF-alpha-induced stimulation of ciliary neurotrophic factor in pterygeal fibroblasts
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Pterygium is a degenerative, fibrovascular and hyperplastic growth resulting from a proliferative tissue actively growing from altered limbal stem cells at the corneal-conjunctival junction. However, the pathogenesis of pterygium is still unclear. The aim of t... ...