Orientation and directed migration of cultured corneal epithelial cells in small electric fields are serum dependent

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1405-1414

  Zhao, Min ^a   Agius Fernandez, Adrians ^a   Forrester, John V ^a   McCaig, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Corneal epithelium; Corneal wound healing; Electric field; Galvanotaxis; Galvanotropism; Growth factor; Serum

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; FETAL CALF SERUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEA; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; KINETICS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030013178     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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