Effect of culture substrate and culture conditions on lens epithelial cell proliferation and α-smooth muscle actin expression

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-76

  Mahelkova, Gabriela ^a   Bacakova L ^b   Korynta, J ^c   Vajner, L ^a   Vytasek R ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Culture substrates; Lens epithelial cells; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; SWINE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS;

EID: 65549135764     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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