Tropoelastin biosynthesis by corneal cells: Epithelial inhibition of keratocyte tropoelastin biosynthesis

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-42

  Isnard, N ^a   Thevenin D ^a   Robert, L ^a   Renard, G ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Cornea; Dermal fibroblast; Elastin; Epithelial cells; Keratocytes; Tropoelastin

Indexed keywords

TROPOELASTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL CULTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; DIFFUSION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KERATINOCYTE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STROMA CELL;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MIDDLE AGED; PRECIPITIN TESTS; SKIN; TROPOELASTIN;

EID: 0346786518     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074565     Document Type: Article

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