Characterization of extracellular matrix components in the limbal epithelial stem cell compartment

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 845-860

  Schlotzer Schrehardt U ^a   Dietrich, T ^a   Saito, K ^b   Sorokin, L ^c   Sasaki, T ^d   Paulsson, M ^e   Kruse, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Niimi University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

basement membrane; corneal epithelial stem cells; extracellular matrix; limbal stem cells; stem cell microenvironment; stem cell niche

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; ALPHA2 INTEGRIN; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 15; COLLAGEN TYPE 17; COLLAGEN TYPE 18; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; DESMOGLEIN; ENDOSTATIN; ENTACTIN; FIBRILLIN 1; FIBRILLIN 2; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; LAMININ ALPHA1; LAMININ ALPHA2; LAMININ BETA1; LAMININ GAMMA3; MATRILIN 2; MATRILIN 4; NIDOGEN 1; NIDOGEN 2; OSTEONECTIN; PERLECAN; SCLEROPROTEIN; TENASCIN; THROMBOSPONDIN; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; THROMBOSPONDIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEM CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLLAGEN; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOGLYCANS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 36448933444     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.08.020     Document Type: Article

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