Ocular surface stem cells and disease: Current concepts and clinical applications

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 576-580

  Ang, L P K ^a,b,c   Tan, Donald T H ^a,b,c  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cornea; Limbus; Stem cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CD71 ANTIGEN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOSPORIN; ENOLASE; FIBRIN; GROWTH FACTOR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AMNION; BIOENGINEERING; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE DISEASE; GRAFT REJECTION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 10344241959     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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