Levels of interleukin-6 in tears before and after excimer laser treatment
Background/Aim. Immune response and consequent inflammatory process which originate on ocular surface after a trauma are mediated by cytokines. Photoablation of corneal stroma performed by excimer laser causes surgically induced trauma. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is mostly known as a proinflammat...
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Language: | English |
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2015-01-01
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Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501400033R.pdf |