Proliferation and apoptosis in the epithelium of the developing human cornea and conjunctiva

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 26, 2001, Pages 2987-3003

  Yew, D T ^a   Sha, O ^a   Li, W W Y ^a   Lam, T T ^a   Lorke, D E ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Conjunctiva; Cornea; Development; Human; Limbus; PCNA; Proliferation; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0035906917     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01099-2     Document Type: Article

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