The culture and transplantation of human limbal stem cells

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Ahmad, Sajjad ^a,b   Osei Bempong, Charles ^a   Dana, Reza ^c,d   Jurkunas, Ula ^c,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Ear and Eye Infirmary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; CYTOKERATIN 12; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 3; LUBRICATING AGENT; PROTEIN P63;

ANIRIDIA; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOLOGY; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; EYE DISEASE; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; EYE SURGERY; EYELID CLOSURE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 77956520062     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22251     Document Type: Short Survey

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