The expression of laminin-5 and ultrastructure of the interface between basal cells and underlying stroma in the keratoconus cornea

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-215

  Ebihara, Nobuyuki ^a   Watanabe, Yasuo ^a   Nakayasu, Kiyoo ^a   Kanai, Atsushi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrin; Keratoconus; Laminin 5; Limbus

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN; INTEGRIN ALPHA 6 BETA4; KALININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA LIMBUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN VARIANT; SLIT LAMP; STROMA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTEGRIN ALPHA3BETA1; INTEGRIN ALPHA6BETA4; INTEGRINS; KERATOCONUS; MALE;

EID: 0034997066     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(01)00328-8     Document Type: Article

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