Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.6, ss.879-884, 2007 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
PURPOSE. Pterygium is a proliferative, inflammatory, and invasive ocular surface disease associated with excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure and has several tumor-like characteristics. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an inducible enzyme and recently increased expression of the enzyme was found in many cancers and premalign lesions. This study was conducted to identify the COX-2 expression in pterygium tissues.