The Immunohistochemical Characterisation of an SV40-immortalised Human Corneal Epithelial Cell Line

ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 409-417

  Huhtala, Anne ^a   Nurmi, Sami K ^a   Tähti, Hanna ^a   Salminen, Lotta ^a,b   Alajuuma, Päivi ^c   Rantala, Immo ^b   Helin, Heikki ^b   Uusitalo, Hannu ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Santen Oy   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cell line; Corneal epithelium; Cytokeratin; Eye

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN 8; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EYE IRRITATION; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0142137151     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290303100407     Document Type: Article

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