E-cadherin distribution and epithelial basement membrane characteristics of the normal human conjunctiva and cornea

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 607-612

  Scott, R A H ^a   Lauweryns, B ^a   Snead, D M J ^a   Haynes, R J ^a   Mahida, Y ^a   Dua, H S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Conjunctiva; Cornea; E cadherin; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE;

EID: 0030693317     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.163     Document Type: Article

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