In vivo and in vitro demonstration of epithelial cell-induced myofibroblast differentiation of keratocytes and an inhibitory effect by amniotic membrane

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-204

  Choi, Tae Hoon ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Amniotic membrane; Corneal scarring; Epithelial ingrowth; LASIK; Myofibroblasts

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ACTINS; AMNION; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; RABBITS;

EID: 0035115981     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200103000-00019     Document Type: Article

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