Analysis of p63 and cytokeratin expression in a cultivated limbal autograft used in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1154-1158

  Harkin, D G ^a   Barnard, Z ^b   Gillies, P ^c   Ainscough, S L ^a   Apel, A J G ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 19; PROTEIN P63;

AGED; ALLOGRAFT; AMNION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CAUSTIC BURN; CELL CULTURE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL;

AGED; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BURNS; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; KERATIN-14; KERATIN-3; KERATINS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 4344639099     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.037853     Document Type: Article

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