Expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen in corneas kept in long term culture

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 308-313

  Gan, Lisha ^a   Fagerholm, Per ^a   Ekenbark, Susanne ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cornea; Epithelium; Organ culture; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; DEXTRAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STROMA;

EID: 0031814648     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760311.x     Document Type: Article

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