Lactoferrin expression by bovine ocular surface epithelia: A primary cell culture model to study lactoferrin gene promoter activity

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-278

  Santagati, Maria Grazia ^a   La Terra Mulè, Simona ^a   Amico, Carla ^a   Pistone, Matteo ^a   Rusciano, Dario ^a   Enea, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SIFI SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cornea; Lactoferrin; mRNA; Promoter

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; COW; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACRIMAL DUCT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOFERRIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 24744459213     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087372     Document Type: Article

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