Sphere formation and expression of neural proteins by human corneal stromal cells in vitro

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1620-1625

  Uchida, Saiko ^a   Yokoo, Seiichi ^a   Yanagi, Yasuo ^a   Usui, Tomohiko ^a   Yokota, Chinatsu ^a   Mimura, Tatsuya ^a   Araie, Makoto ^a   Yamagami, Satoru ^a   Amano, Shiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA 3 TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KERATOCAN; NESTIN; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NERVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL; CORNEA STROMA; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; STEM CELL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; STEM CELLS;

EID: 20444438325     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0288     Document Type: Article

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