Reconstruction of corneal epithelium with cryopreserved corneal limbal stem cells in a rabbit model

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-400

  Qu, Lei ^a,b   Yang, Xueyi ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Zhao, Ming ^c   Mi, Shengli ^a   Dou, Zhongying ^a   Wang, Huayan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YULIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Orthopaedics   (China)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Cornea; Cryopreservation; Limbal stem cells; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; PYROXYLIN;

AMNION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE MODEL; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; LIMBUS CORNEAE; RABBITS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58949092654     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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