Developmental corneal innervation: Interactions between nerves and specialized apical corneal epithelial cells

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 782-789

  Kubilus, James K ^a   Linsenmayer, Thomas F ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNAPTIC VESICLE 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3,3' DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOCYANINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; NERVE PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL INNERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOCYANINES; CHICK EMBRYO; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNAPSES; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TUBULIN;

EID: 77449087850     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-3942     Document Type: Article

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