Corneal epithelial stem cells: Deficiency and regulation

Stem Cell Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-168

  Secker, Genevieve A ^a   Daniels, Julie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aniridia; Cornea; Limbal epithelial stem cells; Limbus; PAX6

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 58149196695     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-008-9029-x     Document Type: Review

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