Human epithelium from conjunctival impression cytology expresses MUC7 mucin gene

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 665-671

  Corrales, Rosa M ^a   Calonge, Margarita ^a   Herreras, Jose M ^a   Saez, Victoria ^a   Chaves, Felipe J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Impression cytology; Mucins; RT PCR; Tear film

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 5AC; MUCIN 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0141596904     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200310000-00010     Document Type: Article

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