Intravitreal levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-6 are correlated with macular edema in branch retinal vein occlusion.

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Abstract

To investigate whether vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or interleukin-6 (IL-6) contributes to the pathogenesis of macular edema in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), the correlations between these factors were investigated.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Title: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN: 0721-832X

ISSN (Print): 0721-832X

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2006

Volume: 244

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

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DOI: 10.1007/s00417-004-1087-4

PubMed ID: 16133018

SO-VID: 9b7761a1-0c1f-4e19-9149-c03259620b00

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