Analysis of limbal stem cell deficiency by corneal impression cytology

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 533-538

  Donisi, Pietro Maria ^a,d   Rama, Paolo ^b   Fasolo, Adriano ^c   Ponzin, Diego ^c  

^a General Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile di Venezia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin; Impression cytology; Intermediate filaments; Limbal stem cell deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA LIMBUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEA; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-3; KERATINS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0042344721     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200308000-00009     Document Type: Article

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