Characterization of the phenotype and functionality of corneal epithelial cells derived from mouse embryonic stem cells

Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-178

  Notara, Maria ^a   Hernandez, Diana ^b   Mason, Christopher ^b   Daniels, Julie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corneal epithelial cell; corneal wound healing; mouse embryonic stem cell; organ culture model

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 12; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN P68; PROTEIN P68ALPHA; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGENERATIVE ABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-12; MICE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUS SCROFA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84858235971     PISSN: 17460751     EISSN: 1746076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/rme.11.117     Document Type: Article

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