Transplantation of allogenic limbal epithelial stem cells cultivated ex vivo on amniotic membrane: case report;Transplante de células-tronco epiteliais límbicas alógenas expandidas ex vivo sobre membrana amniótica: relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-256

  Gomes, José Álvaro Pereira ^a   Pazos, Henrique Santiago Baltar ^b   Silva, André Berger Emiliano ^c   Cristovam, Priscila Cardoso ^a   Júnior, Rubens Belfort ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ISA   (Brazil)

^c Estagiário do Setor de Segmento Anterior do ISA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amnion; Case reports Publication type ; Epithelium, corneal; Limbus corneae; Stem cells transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649210095     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492009000200025     Document Type: Article

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