In vivo laser confocal microscopic analysis of human corneal epithelial sheet cultured on amniotic membrane

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-309

  Kobayashi, Akira ^a   Yoshita, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sugiyama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33746668156     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20060701-07     Document Type: Article

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