The molecular basis of corneal transparency

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-335

  Hassell, John R ^a   Birk, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Cornea; Development; Proteoglycans; Transparency; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; DECORIN; HYALURONIC ACID; KERATOCAN; LUMICAN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SCLEROPROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA STROMA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SPHEROID CELL; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PROTEOGLYCANS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77955842202     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.06.021     Document Type: Review

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