Corneal epithelial cell cultures as a tool for research, drug screening and testing

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-469

  Castro Muñozledo, Federico ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cell culture; cell differentiation; cell immortalization; corneal epithelial cells; drug screening; in vitro assay

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P53; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; DRUG SCREENING; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONCOGENES;

EID: 39849089734     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.11.017     Document Type: Review

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