Repair and reconstruction of the mouse lens after perforating injury

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-346

  Hirayama, Sawori ^a,b   Wakasugi, Akino ^a   Morita, Tetsuya ^a   Sakai, Yasuhiro ^a   Mukuno, Kazuo ^a   Uga, Shigekazu ^a   Shimizu, Kimiya ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lens epithelium; Lens reconstruction; Lens repair; Mouse lens; Traumatic cataract

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; MALE; MOUSE; NEEDLE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATIFICATION; TRAUMATIC CATARACT;

EID: 0038723314     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(03)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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