A human corneal equivalent constructed from SV40-immortalised corneal cell lines

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Zorn Kruppa, Michaela ^a,c   Tykhonova, Svitlana ^a   Beige, Gazanfer ^a   Bednarz, Jürgen ^b   Diehl, Horst A ^a   Engelke, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c Animal Welfare Academy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Draize eye test; Human corneal model; Keratocytes; SV40 immortalisation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 16444371889     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290503300107     Document Type: Article

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