Sequential development of intercellular junctions in bioengineered human corneas

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 442-449

  Gonzalez Andrades M ^a,c   Garzon I ^a   Gascon M I ^b   Munoz Avila J I ^c   Sanchez Quevedo M C ^a   Campos, A ^a   Alaminos, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Corneal development; Desmosomes; Gap junctions; Microarray; Tight junction; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

ARTIFICIAL CORNEA; CELL LAYERS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DEVELOPMENT; DESMOSOME; GAP-JUNCTIONS; HUMAN CORNEA; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

TISSUE;

AGAROSE; CONNEXIN 37; DESMOGLEIN 3; DESMOPLAKIN; FIBRIN; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOGLOBIN 3; PROTEIN ZO1; PROTEIN ZO2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESMOSOME; DNA MICROARRAY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CORNEA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 70350723610     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.178     Document Type: Article

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