Effect of biopsy location and size on proliferative capacity of ex vivo expanded conjunctival tissue

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2897-2903

  Eidet, Jon R ^a   Fostad, Ida G ^a   Shatos, Marie A ^a   Utheim, Tor P ^b   Utheim, Øygunn A ^b   Raeder, Sten ^c   Dartt, Darlene A ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; PROTEIN P63;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMING CELL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPLANT; EYEBALL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84861133829     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8269     Document Type: Article

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