Dissection and cotransplantation of large pieces of RPE and neural retina: Effect of protease K on the development

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-8

  Sharma, Rajesh Kumar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cotransplantation; Neural retina; Protease K; Retinal degeneration; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinal transplantation

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; DISSECTION; GLIOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA INJURY; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; SCLERA; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DISSECTION; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; FEMALE; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RETINA; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0033954481     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078001003.x     Document Type: Article

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